diva

"Well—and—" asked Salvani, breathlessly, as the diva paused.

In his dull way he had learned that to pull the diva, one must agree with her.

“I shall give you her address,” interrupted the diva, hastily.

Diva rapidly recollected that the perfidious Elizabeth was among them.

“You knew I was meaning to make a frock with chintz roses on it,” said Diva.

“Oh, how wonderful of you to have thought of that, Diva,” she said.

This was agreed to, and Diva went home to take it away from Janet.

Diva grew very red in the face, and said “Drat it” under her breath.

On which Diva unmasked her last gun, and told him that she had ordered a crab on purpose.

Diva drew the conclusion that Elizabeth had actually seen her inside.