And I had to be truthful, at any cost.

Beatrice was standing not far off, and when I said this my eye met hers, and we both smiled.

Then the rector introduced me to her, and we mutually voted the bazaar close and hot, and went out to watch the tennis players in the garden.

We had a jolly time.

I have not laughed so much since I came to this slow, poky corner of the world." "And what were you doing, Mabel ?" questioned her mother.