"And he has made one or two remarkable discoveries about something or other. Dr. Rush considers him one of the coming men."
"I am very glad to hear that. Oh, we all seemed children together. And his older brother is a lieutenant at Fort Pitt."
"Can't he get a furlough? I'd like to see him," said Belinda gayly.
"He's tired of dull Fort Pitt, and was talking of getting exchanged. That isn't quite right, I believe; it sounds as if he was a prisoner."
"We must go," insisted Mrs. Hassel. "We will hardly have time for another call. M. de Ronville has been so fascinating."
"Oh, did I hold out a fascination?" mischievously.
"It was both," admitted Belinda. "And now we want to see ever so much of you. Mary, give us a regular tea party; she only lives round in Arch Street. And you will want to see the baby."
"Of course I will," said the young girl.
Then they made their adieus. Susan took away the tea-things.
"Was the shopping nice?" enquired her guardian.