Betty rose from her corner and threw herself in her usual impetuous way on the ground by my chair.
"Do you know," she cried, "you two dear old things were too funny for words." But as I saw that her eyes were foolishly moist, I was not as offended as I might have been by her perception of the ludicrous.
When I said that I had plenty to think about besides Randall, I meant to string off a list.

My prolixity over the Volunteer Training Corps came upon me unawares.

I wanted to show you that my time was fairly well occupied.

I was Chairman of our town Belgian Relief Committee.

I was a member of our County Territorial Association and took over a good deal of special work connected with one of our battalions that was covering itself with glory and little mounds topped with white crosses at the front.