A deeper flush was in her cheek, and her eyes sparkled still more brightly, as with a happy sigh she turned from the window to Muzzy, who was standing by her side.
"You got my key, daddy?" she said.
"Yes, my dear, thank you."
"Did you come home early?"
"At about ten o'clock, my dear."
"Did you see any one? Did anybody ask for me?"
"Nobody asked of me, Liz. You expected somebody, then?"
"O, no; but I wish I had been at home."
She dismissed the subject with a light shake of the head, and said, smiling,
"You've had company, daddy."