'You know I'm not to see Beryl again ?' She looked up.
Her brother laughed.
'Don't I see you keeping to that! If Aubrey's any good he'll marry her straight away.

And then how can father boycott her after that ?' 'He will,' said Pamela decisively.
'And if father thinks I'm going to give up Arthur, he's jolly well mistaken,' said the boy with energy.

'Arthur's the best fellow I know, and he's been just ripping to me.' The young face softened and glowed as though under the stress of some guarded memory.

Pamela, looking up, caught her brother's expression and glowed too.
'Beryl says he isn't a bit strong yet.

But he's moving heaven and earth to get back to the front.' 'Well, if they don't give him enough to do he'll be pretty sick.
He's no good at loafing.' There was silence a little.