Going to tea with Demi.

See you later.' Stammering, blushing, and looking both sheepish and gratified, Tom suddenly bolted, leaving the elder lady to enlighten the younger at length, and have another laugh over this new sort of courtship, which might well be called accidental.

Nan was deeply interested, for she knew Dora, thought her a nice little thing, and predicted that in time she would make Tom an excellent wife, since she admired and 'appreciated' him so much.
'I shall miss him of course, but it will be a relief to me and better for him; dangling is so bad for a boy.

Now he will go into business with his father and do well, and everyone be happy.

I shall give Dora an elegant family medicine-chest for a wedding-present, and teach her how to use it.