that filled the desk.
"Do so, then, and tell him to come in as early as he can."
"There, how will that do, papa?" and she passed the few lines for his
inspection.
"Well, it couldn't be said in fewer words; that's a fact," he said, looking
at her curiously. "Look here, Dexie, out with it. What has happened to you?
Don't try to hide it; for I'm not stone-blind yet," and he pinched her pink
ear, and pulled her face around to look into it. "What has come over you
lately? Some new experience, I am quite sure. Matters are not as they used
to be. I have noticed the change in you for some time. You go whistling
through the house as happy as a bird, and your face is as bright as a new
button. Surely it cannot be because Traverse does not visit us so often?
Yet, I notice if anyone speaks to you about him, you get as 'mum' as you
please. Come, you used to tell me all your little secrets, you know. What's
up, Dexie?"
"Dear papa, I don't know what to tell you," and she stooped and kissed his
cheek. "You may look at things differently than I do, and news which may be
pleasant to me may seem very strange to you.
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