"You are a horrible young man—perfectly beastly!"

"You are a horrible young man—perfectly beastly!"

Yet I did not hate him, he was so frightfully exciting. I can't quite explain to myself what I felt about him. I could breakfast every morning in his company for a year and not know what I was eating once. I am quite sure of that.

Yet I did not hate him, he was so frightfully exciting. I can't quite explain to myself what I felt about him. I could breakfast every morning in his company for a year and not know what I was eating once. I am quite sure of that.

"I am not going to let you go," he said suddenly.  "I have made up my mind about that. You are a present from the devil to the worst side of my nature. There, aren't you thrilled? Doesn't your foolish female heart flip-flap?"

"I am not going to let you go," he said suddenly.  "I have made up my mind about that. You are a present from the devil to the worst side of my nature. There, aren't you 

? Doesn't your foolish female heart flip-flap?"

"No," I said stormily; "and I think you are talking like an idiot."

"No," I said stormily; "and I think you are talking like an idiot."

"Delightful creature! Now, listen here, young spitfire, I'm going to give you a good time——"

"Delightful creature! Now, listen here, young spitfire, I'm going to give you a good time——"

"I won't take it!"

"I won't take it!"

"You'll lap it up as a kitten laps up milk—that's all girls are for."

"You'll lap it up as a kitten laps up milk—that's all girls are for."

"I am going back to explain to father and mother."

"I am going back to explain to father and mother."

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