Judy considered.
"It would half kill her not to see you again. She adores you, you know. But I think Claire was right. If that won't pull her up, nothing will. What do you think she'll do?"
"Oh, she'll dine with Petrovitch, all right," prophesied Noel gloomily. "Hang it all! I thought she'd learned something. I didn't expect her to change her nature all at once, but I did think she'd begun to see the silliness of that sort of behavior."
"The way of the reformer is hard," said his sister.
"Oh, I'm not trying to reform her. I only wanted to show her that she'd get more out of life if she tried another tack. And I believe she was beginning to see it, too. If only that—swine hadn't come along!"
"Well, stick to your guns," advised Judy. "I have a feeling that she'll come round. But, Noel, if she doesn't come round?"
"Exactly. If she doesn't, ought I to keep my threat? After all, perhaps I've no right . . . I suppose it's difficult . . . if I thought it would cure her to see him a few times, I'd let her. But he's her hero for life, spots and all."
"Spots?" Judy paused with upraised arms.
