In obedience to her summons, she saw him coming toward her in the garden walk.

Forgetful of her momentary fear, she sprang toward him, exclaiming: "Are you a wizard?
How did you get there, when two minutes ago you were peeping at me through the veranda lattice ?" "I haven't been there," he replied; "but why are you out here, Lily, when I particularly requested you to stay in the house till I came ?" "O, you were so long coming, that I grew tired of being alone.

The moonlight looked so inviting that I went out on the veranda to watch for you; and when I saw you looking at me through the lattice, I ran after you, and couldn't find you." "I haven't been near the lattice," he replied.

"If you saw somebody looking at you, I presume it was one of the servants peeping at the new missis." "None of your tricks!" rejoined she, snapping her fingers at him playfully.

"It was _your_ eye that I saw.