"I don't see anything unfair about it. I call your bluff,that's all. I admire you immensely, Miss Tuppence,more than any girl I've ever met. You're so darned plucky. I'd just love to give you a real, rattling good time. Say the word, and we'll run round right away to some high-class jeweller, and fix up the ring business.
"I can't," gasped Tuppence.
"Because of Beresford?"
"No, no, no!"
"Well then?"
Tuppence merely continued to shake her head violently.
"You can't reasonably expect more dollars than I've got."