The door of the cottage opened, and Cousin Winnie called:
“Don’t stand there in the cold!”
“Mother says—” Lucy began.
“I heard her,” said Ordway. “Thing is—what do you say?”
“Well, I’d—I’d like you to come,” said Lucy.
VII
Then they went in. They found Cousin Winnie standing by a console in the hall, with a strange look on her face.
“Really!” said she. “This is—Look at this!”
And she held out to them a check for five thousand dollars, drawn by Cousin Ronald to her order.
“Listen!” she said, and began to read: