'What is it?'
'It's this. Can you lend me some money? I'm absolutely cleaned out. I had just enough money for today, but that beastly hotel bill upset everything. I've only eightpence left.'
Rosemary was amazed. She broke right out of his arms in her amazement.
'Only eightpence left! What ARE you talking about? What does it matter if you've only eightpence left?'
'Don't I tell you I shall have to borrow money off you in another minute? You'll have to pay for your own bus fares, and my bus fares, and your tea and Lord knows what. And I asked you to come out with me! You're supposed to be my guest. It's bloody.'
'Your GUEST! Oh, Gordon. Is THAT what's been worrying you all this time?'
'Yes.'
'Gordon, you ARE a baby! How can you let yourself be worried by a thing like tha
