But, once put together, they immediately ceased to be of interest.
"This is a wonder!" she exclaimed at sight of Grace.

"It is worth having.

Neither Miriam nor I can put it together." "I have a harder one for you to tackle," smiled Grace.

Then she recounted her conversation with Mabel Ashe.
"You have altogether too much faith in my powers of persuasion," grumbled Elfreda, secretly pleased, nevertheless.
"But that is much better than if we had no faith at all," reminded Grace..