\"No,\" he said with an embarrassed smile, \"I didn't have any trumps. Played my last card, I was going to say. I said I wouldn't marry her, and stood pat.\"
There was clearly an important omission here, but as Mme. Storey was not supposed to be examining him, she couldn't very well take notice of it. He went on to describe the final scenes of his quarrel with his father. In doing so he completely forgot himself; his cheeks became flushed,
\"No,\" he said with an embarrassed smile, \"I didn't have any trumps. Played my last card, I was going to say. I said I wouldn't marry her, and stood pat.\"
There was clearly an important omission here, but as Mme. Storey was not supposed to be examining him, she couldn't very well take notice of it. He went on to describe the final scenes of his quarrel with his father. In doing so he completely forgot himself; his cheeks became flushed,
