"There＇s no reason we shouldn＇t stay here—if you don＇t dislike it. It＇s very warm; there will be half an hour yet before dark; and if you permit it I＇ll light a cigarette."
"You may do what you please," said Isabel, "if you＇ll amuse me till seven o＇clock. I propose at that hour to go back and partake of a simple and solitary repast—two poached eggs and a muf昀n—at Pratt＇s Hotel."