'She'll be back here in time for it,' I said. 'You'll see,' I said. 'She ain't goin' to let 'em leave her out when there's anything going on!' I told him, 'Not Miss Ambler!' I told him."
His passenger made the appreciative murmur of laughter required by genial manners; but as she stepped out upon the twentieth floor she was less pleased than she appeared. "Twenty-five!" she whispered again. But it seemed that even before twenty-five was actually reached, a girl had to exert herself to keep people from leaving her out. Her exertions must be somewhat noticeable since they roused the admiration of the elevator man.
