“Then your answer is no?” “Of course it’s no! Did you actually expect me to say yes?” “No,” admitted Elinor. “I just wanted to give you one more chance.” “One more chance for what?” To this Elinor made no reply. She drank off the last of her nectar and put the glass on the table at the side of the swing. “Miss Mary-Love,” she replied, still unmoved, “think whatever you like about me. All I’ve said today is that I know what you’re up to. I’ve always known. And when the time comes when you have the leisure to think things over, just remember that I gave you one last chance.”
