The brown eyes smiled at him. “Because I
lid n’t know you were here. You haven’t got a
- igarette about you, have you? Norry’s useless
vhen it comes to smokes.”
Hugh did have a package of cigarettes. She
- ook one, put it in her mouth, and waited for Hugh
- o light it for her. When he did, she gazed cu¬
riously over the flame at him. She puffed the cig¬ arette for a moment and then said, “You look like a good egg. Let’s talk.” She threw herself down on the sand, and the boys sat down beside
From that moment Hugh was lost. For the re¬ maining days of the visit he spent every possible moment with Cynthia, fascinated by her chatter, thrilled by the touch of her hand. She made no ob¬ jection when he offered shyly to kiss her; she quietly put her arms around his neck and turned her face up to his—and her kisses set him aflame. rv- nnrt- be did not want to return to college,
Custom made it necessary t fraternity house. It was an
