He accepted them with a little grimace. "Thank you, little girl," he said. "Put that heavy baby down. He can crawl around."
Suzanna carefully lowered the baby to the floor. He sat with blinking eyes, so many treasures for his small hands lay within touch.
The Eagle Man spoke. "Who have you been talking with?" he asked as he looked about suspiciously.
"Oh," cried Suzanna, "there's nobody hidden away. Miss Massey and her relation went out to see about some lemonade."
"Her relation!" stormed the Eagle Man.
"Yes, the one who loves Miss Massey."
The Eagle Man recovered all his lost color. Watching his terrible expression, both children thought it a blessing that at this critical moment Miss Massey and her relation returned. But, oh, it was not the same Miss Massey, but one who had found the world. Her face was glowing like a girl's and her eyes sparkled and shone; and when she faced her father there was manifest in her aspect a certain courage that in his eyes at least sat strangely upon her.
"Father," she cried, "you should be in bed."
"What's the meaning of all this?" he shouted, ignoring her soft concern.
The new relation came forward. "My dear sir," he began, "I shall have to ask you to refrain from attempting to intimidate the lady who is to be my wife."