"She does ye proud, Martha," he called to the old nurse, who was just leaving the room to take charge of the pantry, now that the guests had begun to arrive.

"And so ye're home for good and all, lassie ?" "Yes--isn't it lovely ?" "Lovely?
That's no name for it.

You'll be settin' the young fellers crazy 'bout here before they're a week older.

Here come two of 'em now." Lucy turned her head quickly, just as the doctor and Barton Holt reached the door of the drawing-room.

The elder of the two, Doctor John, greeted Jane as if she had been a duchess, bowing low as he approached her, his eyes drinking in her every movement; then, after a few words, remembering the occasion as being one in honor of Lucy, he walked slowly toward the young girl.
"Why, Lucy, it's so delightful to get you back!" he cried, shaking her hand warmly.