"Those things of Father's and Mother's and my own that I wish to keep I have put in storage, and the remainder went to James's Auction Rooms.

The house is sold, and I am leaving in the morning." "Then that explains," questioned Linda, "why you refused Eileen's invitation to dinner tonight ?" "On the contrary," answered Marian, "an invitation to dinner tonight would be particularly and peculiarly acceptable to me, since the kitchen is barren as the remainder of the house, and I was intending to slip over when your room was lighted to ask if I might spend the night with you." Linda suddenly gathered her friend in her arms and held her tight.
"Well, thank heaven that you felt sufficiently sure of me to come to me when you needed me.

Of course you shall spend the night with me; and I must have been mistaken in thinking Eileen had been here.

She probably will come any minute.

There are guests for the night.