We were soon shouting at each other in the old way. He said I had allowed him to commit himself so far that he couldn't draw back, and I said that I didn't give a damn for his commitments, that I was the one who had to marry the girl. He mounted his highest horse. He said that I had to marry the girl, and there was no argument about it, so then I played...\" He suddenly bit his lip, and seized his glass again.
\"Played your trump card?\" suggested Mme. Storey.
We were soon shouting at each other in the old way. He said I had allowed him to commit himself so far that he couldn't draw back, and I said that I didn't give a damn for his commitments, that I was the one who had to marry the girl. He mounted his highest horse. He said that I had to marry the girl, and there was no argument about it, so then I played...\" He suddenly bit his lip, and seized his glass again.
\"Played your trump card?\" suggested Mme. Storey.
