Dangerous Ages

Kay was home for the Christmas vacation. He was full, not so much of Cambridge, as of schemes for establishing a cooperative press next year. He was learning printing and binding, and wanted Gerda to learn too.

"Because, if you're really not going to marry Barry, and if Barry sticks to not having you without, you'll be rather at a loose end, won't you, and you may as well come and help us with the press. But of course, you know," Kay added absently, his thoughts still on the press, "I should advise you to give up on that point."