"Theodora!" said the doctor, sternly.
But Theodora had vanished, to hide her head from the sight of her protégée, and from the merriment shining in Archie's blue eyes.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
"Do you often do that kind of thing, Miss Teddy?"
Theodora, with her hands full of books, was passing through the lower hall. At the sudden question, she glanced up to see Archie Holden leaning on the banisters and looking down at her.
"What thing?" she asked.
"Oh, adopting stray babies. You gave me a fine fright, last night."
Theodora blushed. Then, as she met his merry eyes, she burst out laughing.
"Wasn't it awful? I put the child to bed and promised her some supper, and then I forgot her."