And at the meaning emphasis of her words, Billy laughed a little.

After a minute she said aggrievedly: "I had supposed that I could at least have a sort of 'after the ball' celebration this morning picking up and straightening things around.
But John and Rosa have done it all.

There isn't so much as a rose leaf anywhere on the floor.

Of course most of the flowers went to the hospital last night, anyway.

As for Marie's room--it looks as spick-and-span as if it had never seen a scrap of ribbon or an inch of tulle." "But--the wedding presents ?" "All carried down to the kitchen and half packed now, ready to go over to the new home.