She was looking at the ground when he came up, and was
prodding holes in the spongy turf with her umbrella, but glanced up
carelessly as he came near. Then she sprang up with a cry of joy,
and throwing her arms around his neck, she kissed him twice.
'I haven't seen you for ages,' said Kitty, putting her arm in his as
they sat down. 'I just came up here for a week, and did not think
I'd see you.'
'The meeting was quite accidental, I know,' replied Gaston, leaning
back lazily; 'but none the less pleasant on that account.'
'Oh, no,' said Kitty, gravely shaking her head; 'unexpected meetings
are always pleasanter than those arranged, for there's never any
disappointment about them.'
'Oh, that's your experience, is it?' answered her lover, with an
amused smile, pulling out his cigarette case. 'Well, suppose you
reward me for my accidental presence here, and light a cigarette for
me.'
Kitty was of course delighted, and took the case while M. Vandeloup
leaned back in the seat, his hands behind his head, and stared
reflectively at the leaden-coloured sky. Kitty took out a cigarette
from the case, placed it between her pretty lips, and having
obtained a match from one of her lover's pockets, proceeded to light
it, which was not done without a great deal of choking and pretty
confusion. At length she managed it, and bending over Gaston, placed
it in his mouth, and gave him a kiss at the same time.
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