But Lily determined to alter this arrangement, and accordingly put on her hat immediately after breakfast, and posted herself at the bridge, so as to intercept her lover as he came.

He soon appeared with his friend Dale, and she at once told him her purpose.
"I want to have a talk with you, Adolphus, before you go in to mamma; so come with me into the field." "All right," said he.
"And Bernard can finish his cigar on the lawn.

Mamma and Bell will join him there." "All right," said Bernard.

So they separated; and Crosbie went away with Lily into the field where they had first learned to know each other in those haymaking days.
She did not say much till they were well away from the house; but answered what words he chose to speak,--not knowing very well of what he spoke.

But when she considered that they had reached the proper spot, she began very abruptly.
"Adolphus," she said, "I have something to say to you,--something to which you must listen very carefully." Then he looked at her, and at once knew that she was in earnest.
"This is the last day on which I could say it," she continued; "and I am very glad that I have not let the last day go by without saying it.