“We do, don't we!” cried Julia.
“More than's good for us,” said Lilly.
“Tell us what you are doing. You've got a permanent job?” asked Josephine.
“Yes—at present.”
“Ah! It's more interesting for you than at Beldover.”
She had taken her seat. He looked down at her dusky young face. Her voice was always clear and measured.
“It's a change,” he said, smiling.
“Oh, it must be more than that,” she said. “Why, you must feel a whole difference. It's a whole new life.”
He smiled, as if he were laughing at her silently. She flushed.
“But isn't it?” she persisted.