Good-by till to-night," called the man.
"Good-by," answered Billy, still cheerfully.

As she turned away, however, she tossed her head.

"A new pose, indeed!" she muttered, with some asperity.

"Just as if there could be a _new_ pose after all those she tried last year!" Immediately after luncheon Pete and Eliza started for South Boston to pay a visit to Eliza's mother, and it was soon after they left the house that Bertram called his wife up again.
"Say, dearie, I forgot to tell you," he began, "but I met an old friend in the subway this morning, and I--well, I remembered what you said about bringing 'em home to dinner next time, so I asked him for to-night.

Do you mind?
It's--" "Mind?
Of course not! I'm glad you did," plunged in Billy, with feverish eagerness.