Chapter 29

She opened her lips--and closed them again. She wasn't going to defend David against the cynicism of Tom, and thus give herself and her interest in David away. Of course Tom would characterize the work of a man like David in precisely that way, whether he knew anything about it or not. Skepticism--irony--satire. They were the breath in Tom's nostrils. Ross had found acquaintance with him very stimulating; she enjoyed his originality and was amused by his wit. But quite suddenly, though she had always been quite as …