Her face was illumined.

The next moment Rosa appeared.
"Tell John to bring Peggy to the door at once, please," directed her mistress.
"Billy!" gasped Aunt Hannah again, as the maid disappeared.

Billy was tremblingly putting on the hat she had but just taken off.

"Billy, what are you going to do ?" Billy turned in obvious surprise.
"Why, I'm going to Bertram, of course." "To Bertram! But it's nearly half-past eight, child, and it rains, and everything!" "But Bertram _wants_ me!" exclaimed Billy.

"As if I'd mind rain, or time, or anything else, _now!_" "But--but--oh, my grief and conscience!" groaned Aunt Hannah, beginning to wring her hands again.
Billy reached for her coat.