"Don't I?" said Peggy. She flung the folds of muslin wide, and made an impetuous dive for her sister. "Oh, Ruthie, Ruthie, Ruthie," she cried, "I'm so glad, I'm trying not to believe it, for fear it isn't so."
Ruth clung to her wordlessly.
"I love you, I love you," Peggy whispered.
"I tried to do the right thing," Ruth said. "It's been hard to know what was right."
"You're all right," said Peggy, feebly. "Excuse these tears all down your back, Ruthie."
"I've got to be at home for lunch," Elizabeth said. "I—I—they're expecting me."
"Don't mind us," Peggy said, "this is only a small family reunion."
"I think I'd really better go."
"I'll write a note to your brother, Elizabeth, when it's settled. Mr. Chambers doesn't even understand it yet, you know."
"I wouldn't have told Buddy unless you had told me to," Elizabeth said.