Now tell me about yourself and Kitty and the
boys, and whether the Queen has sent you the Gold Medal yet, and
if the big Library is finished and--"
"Whew! what a cross examination. Wait--I'll draw up a set of
specifications and hand them in with a new plan of my life."
"You will do nothing of the kind! You will draw up a chair--here,
right alongside of me, and tell me about Kitty and--No, Peter, he
is not going to be taken over and introduced to Ruth for at least
five minutes. Peter has fallen in love with her, Holker, and I do
not blame him. One of these young fellows--there he is still
talking to her--hasn't left her side since he put his eyes on her.
Now begin--The Medal?--
"Expected by next steamer."
"The Corn Exchange?"
"All finished but the inside work."
"Kitty?"
"All finished but the outside work."
Miss Felicia looked up. "Your wife, I mean, you stupid fellow."
"Yes, I know. She would have come with me but her dress didn't
arrive in time."
Miss Felicia laughed: "And the boys?"
"Still in Paris--buying bric-a-brac and making believe they're
studying architecture and--But I'm not going to answer another
question.
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