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But she was tugging on his ar, "Won't you please teachthat this was a most inadvisable idea

"Oh, splendid Where shall we start?"

"It's a lovely day today," he said, not quite able to put any feeling into the words

"Yes, it is, but I thought ere going to concentrate on flirting"

He looked at her and then wished he hadn't His eyes always ed to somehow slide down to her lips "Most flirtations," he said, taking a ragged breath, "begin with the inanities of polite conversation"

"Oh, I see All right Begin again, then, if you will"

He took a deep breath and said flatly, "It's a lovely day today"

"It certainly is Itto spend time out of doors, don't you think?"

"We are out of doors, Henry"

"I' we're at a ball," she explained "And may we turn into the park? Perhaps we can find a bench upon which to sit"

Dunford steered theain?" she asked

"We haven't progressed much thus far"

"Nonsense I'et started Now, I just said that the dayto spend time out of doors"

"Certainly," he replied laconically

"Dunford, you are notspace for him next to her Her maid stood quietly under a tree ten or so yards away

"I don't want to make it easy I don't want to do this at all"

"Surely you see the necessity of entleet into the spirit of the endeavor"

Dunford's jaw clenched She was going to have to learn she couldn't push him too far He curved his lips into a wicked half-soing to get "All right Let in anew"

Henry smiled happily

"You're beautiful when you smile"

Her heart dropped down to her feet She couldn't say a word

"Flirting takes two, you know," he drawled "You'll be thought a lackwit if you don't have anything to say"

"I-I thank you,up her boldness "That is indeed a co from you"