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           Itwascertainlyanovertureoffriendship,butwhatelse?Sighing,hewasforcedtoadmitprobablyverylittle.Hehadfrightenedherbadly;thatshewantedtoretainhisfriendshipspokeofhowmuchhemeanttoher,butheverymuchdoubtedwhethersheunderstoodexactlywhatshefeltforhim.Afterall,nowsheknewhelovedher;ifshehadsortedherselfoutsufficientlytorealizeshelovedhimtoo,shewouldhavecomestraightoutwithitinherletter.YetwhyhadshereturnedtoLondoninsteadofgoingtoGreecewithDane?Heknewheshouldn’thopeitwasbecauseofhim,butdespitehismisgivings,hopebegantocolorhisthoughtssocheerfullyhebuzzedhissecretary.Itwas10A.M.GreenwichMeanTime,thebesthourtofindherathome.

           "GetmeMissO’Neill’sLondonflat,"heinstructed,andwaitedtheinterveningsecondswithafrownpullingattheinnercornersofhisbrows.

           "Rain!"Justinesaid,apparentlydelighted."Didyougetmyletter?"

           "Thisminute."

           Afteradelicatepauseshesaid."Andwillyoucometodinnersoon?"

           "I’mgoingtobeinEnglandthiscomingFridayandSaturday.Isthenoticetooshort?"

           "NotifSaturdayeveningisallrightwithyou.I’minrehearsalforDesdemona,soFriday’sout."

           "Desdemona?"

           "That’sright,youdon’tknow!ClydewrotetomeinRomeandofferedmethepart.MarcSimpsonasOthello,Clydedirectingpersonally.Isn’titwonderful?IcamebacktoLondononthefirstplane."