He set her on her feet, but he held her still.
"I haven't done with you," he said, with a certain doggedness.
"Oh, I know that," she returned very bitterly. "You're like all the men.
You can't play fair. Men don't know how."
That stung him. "Fair or unfair, you've done all the playing so far," he
said. "If you thought I was such a tame fool as to put up with it--well,
that's not my fault."
"No, it's never your fault," said Toby. She made a little vehement
movement to extricate herself, but finding him obdurate, abandoned
the attempt. "You're not a fool, Bunny Brian. You're a beast and a
coward,--there!"
"Be careful!" warned Bunny, his dark eyes gleaming ominously.
But she uttered a laugh of high defiance. "Oh, I'm not afraid of you.
You're not full-grown yet. You're ashamed of yourself already."
He coloured deeply at the taunt, but he maintained his hold upon her.
"All right," he said. "Say I did it all! It doesn't matter how you put
it. The fact remains."
"What fact?" said Toby swiftly.
He clasped her a little closer. "Well,--do you think I'm going to let you
go--after this?"
She caught her breath sharply. "What do you mean? I--I--I don't know what
you mean!"
There was quick agitation in her voice.
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