“What astonishes me is that Sybil should never have breathed a word about it to me — we’ve always been such particular chums that it is odd — she always carries all her little troubles to me.”
“Perhaps this was too big to carry,” said Campion.
“Ah!?” — and Babcock turned this suggestion over without appearing to make much of it — “I daresay. Well, I expect it didn’t occur to her to mention it. I must say, my boy, you’ve succeeded admirably in catching the mere likeness — but I miss her expression, sort of eager interested look she has, if you ever noticed it.”
“She would reserve that for a chum.”
“Well, she’s a queer girl, but she can be delightful when she chooses, I do assure you. Now, how did you find her?”
“Perfectly civil, thank you, Babcock.”
“Oh, my dear fellow, she’d be civil
