Nellie and Walter did not need any coaxing. The moment supper was over, he would say, "May we, mamma?" And they would be off for the brief half-hour which they prized above all the pleasures of the day put together.
[CHAPTER XV.]
WALTER'S SECRET.
ONE evening, when they had been at South Bay more than a fortnight, Walter as usual asked Nellie to come out after supper.
"We shall not have the moon many more evenings, though it has been a splendid one, Nellie."
"Oh, I have enjoyed it! I never knew what a harvest moon was before."
"Well, come along."
They had spent a very pleasant evening; for Christina had been a long walk with them, and they had sat on a promontory, about two miles away, watching the sunset, and singing.