The sound of the returning voices gave her a sudden courage.
"Mr.--" "Guest," said the young man.
"If we do conclude to stay to dinner as Mr.Prince has said nothing of introducing you to my sister, you must let ME have that pleasure." He lifted his eyes to hers with a sudden flush.

But she had fled.
She reached her party, displaying her torn flounce as the cause of her delay, and there was a slight quickness in her breathing and her speech which was attributed to the same grave reason.

"But, only listen," said Amita, "we've got it all out of the butler and the grooms.

It's such a romantic story!" "What is ?" said Maruja, suddenly.
"Why, the private tramp's." "The peripatetic secretary," suggested Raymond.
"Yes," continued Amita, "Mr.Prince was so struck with his gratitude to the old Doctor that he hunted him up in San Jose, and brought him here.
Since then Prince has been so interested in him--it appears he was somebody in the States, or has rich relations--that he has been telegraphing and making all sorts of inquiries about him, and has even sent out his own lawyer to hunt up everything about him.

Are you listening ?" "Yes." "You seem abstracted." "I am hungry." "Why not dine here; it's an hour earlier than at home.