I held her hands apart while I surveyed her costume. “Who was ever so foolish as to question it?”
“And isn’t the Father just the dearest old man in the world?”
“The world is a big place and there are lots of old men in it,” I answered. “But I knew you would win him round. He had no chance against you.”
She laughed gaily. “He lectured me, however.”
“So he did me.”
“And to think that if we had only known, he would have taken care of those papers yesterday.”
“And have saved us from all the horrors of last night.”
She shot a glance at me. “And have freed you from the encumbrance of a very troublesome sister twenty-four hours ago.”
“Yes, indeed; if we had only known.”
“You’re in a very agreeing mood.”