I rushed back to town and hunted up Pete Manderson at the club . Pete is a donkey but he has his ways of being useful . He told me who she was . Her name is Stephanie Gardiner ; she is his cousin from the south and is visiting his mother . And , Freda , I am to dine at the Mandersons ' tonight . I shall meet her . '' `` Do goddesses and ideals and Madonnas eat ? '' said Freda in an awed whisper . Her eyes were certainly laughing now . Roger got up stiffly . `` I must confess I did not expect that you would ridicule my confidence , Freda , '' he said frigidly . `` It is very unlike you . But if you are not interested I will not bore you with any further details . And it is time I was getting back to town anyhow . '' When he had gone Freda ran to the west window and flung it open . She leaned out and waved both hands at him over the spruce hedge . `` Roger , Roger , I was a horrid little beast . Forget it immediately , please . And come out tomorrow and tell me all about her . '' Roger came .
He bored XXXXX terribly with his raptures but she never betrayed it .
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