He sat with bated breath.

She was like a young goddess, invoking the spirit of the morning.
Suddenly she turned a laughing face over her shoulder.

"Bertie!" He pulled himself together.

"Christine!" he answered, with a quick smile.
She laughed a little more.

"Well done! I wondered if you would remember.
Will you do something for me ?" "All that you wish," he said.
"Well, when you come to tea with me in the Magic Cave on the tenth bring a lantern.