"I never heard it." "No," said Will; "he comes all the way from Boston." "Is he handsome ?" inquired Laura.
"I really don't know," replied Will.

"I presume Parker failed to make that a condition, although really he ought to, for the looks of the clerk is the principal element in the sale of soda-water, seeing girls are the only ones who drink it." "Of course it is," said Laura, frankly.

"I didn't drink any all last summer, because poor George's sad face took away my disposition.

Never mind," she added, "we shall all have a chance to see how he looks at church to-morrow;" and with that the two girls went off together to help set the table for lunch.
The picnickers did not row home till sunset, but Henry found no opportunity to resume the conversation with Madeline which had been broken off at such an interesting point..