The evening is before us.

We ought to make good use of it." "And so we shall," returned Emma Dean, as they rose to go.

"The affairs of the nation shall be discussed and adjusted to-night." "And the world will be upside down forever after," predicted Elfreda.
"Don't croak," reproved Emma.

"Who knows what this night may bring forth?
It may engender indigestion, or a stern injunction to make less noise on the part of Mrs.Elwood, but whatever the future has in store for us, we shall have had at least one luncheon worth remembering.".