"Hullo!" she cried. "What's Morry writing such a screed about? He hates writing long letters like the devil."
"Belinda!" from Mrs. Horton.
"All right, Mater—not till next time."
Then she turned again to her aunt, frankly curious.
"What is he writing about, Aunt Grace? Not in a scrape, I hope—the admirable Morry!"
"He wrote to announce his engagement, Belinda," said Mrs. Loring.
Belinda sat stock still for a moment. Then she said:
"Who is it?"
"A Mrs. Chesney—a very unusual woman. She wrote a remarkable book once under her maiden name, Sophy Taliaferro."
Belinda sprung to her feet.