"It's almost noon now.

Mrs.Elwood will have luncheon ready at one.

You'd better come with us, Tom.

We are going to have strawberry shortcake with whipped cream, for dessert." "You couldn't lose me," asserted Tom with slangy emphasis.

"Shall I go on ahead and telephone for a car, Aunt Rose ?" "No, I'll walk to Wayne Hall with you children," decided Mrs.Gray.
"I wonder if there is anything else to be done," murmured Grace, surveying the living-room with anxious eyes.