Ruth still looked rather dazed.

She could not yet think of her father as a reality.
"I thank you all," she said tremulously, her eyes misty.

"Of course you know I am not quite certain of my great happiness, but I am going to write to Father to-morrow, and perhaps before long I'll have a letter to show you." "If Ruth is to be surprised now, some one will have to get up early in the morning," declared Elfreda with satisfaction, as she collected the dishes for washing after the guests had departed.
"And that some one will be doomed to feel foolish," added Miriam..