“The next thing,” said Mr. Prescott, leaning back in his chair, “is what is to become of your Aunt Mary while your Uncle John is taking his time to return.”
“I wisht she could go up in the country,” said Billy.
“How would it do for you to find out this afternoon where she would like to go? Then we could talk it over to-night.”
So, for the first time since his accident, Billy went back home. It seemed to him that the auto had never run so slowly.
Aunt Mary was very much surprised. She asked him, right off, whether he had come home to stay.
“Not yet,” answered Billy.
After he had been into all the rooms, Billy said:
“Aunt Mary, won’t you come out to sit on the steps? I want to talk to you.”
How good it did seem to be sitting on those steps!
They talked and talked, and Aunt Mary grew very much excited over the trip.