"In the universe nothing is wasted, I suppose. Everything has itscomplement, its response. For every bashful man, there must be a bashfulwoman," Wanhope returned.

"0r a bold one," Minver suggested.

"No; the response must be in kind to be truly complemental. Through thesense of their reciprocal timidity they divine that they needn't beafraid."

"0h! _That's_ the way you get out of it!"

"Well?" Rulledge urged.