Miss Ram's eye stabbed him again.

“February. Then you must be twenty-one now?”

Tch-tch!” sounded Miss Ram.

“Twenty-one,” George stammered. “Twenty-one—”

From the other room at that moment Miss Porter called.

“I am required,” said Miss Ram, “elsewhere. I will return in a moment.” She passed out; closed the door.

V.

“My darling!” cried George.

“Georgie!”

They embraced.