"Child! Child! This will never do! It is I who am wholly to blame! You have done nothing to excuse. I shall keep my promise to you, if you are sure that what you have asked will give you the greatest happiness."
He waited for her answer—Polly never guessed with what selfish longing.
Her face burst into radiance.
"Oh, will you!" she exclaimed. "It will make me so happy, happy, I shan't know what to do!"
Colonel Gresham was very pale, but Polly did not notice. She was looking through rose-colored glasses.
"Is David still at the hospital?" the Colonel inquired.
"Yes, sir; he stays in Dr. Dudley's office now, to answer the telephone and attend to things. He's almost well."
"Well enough to walk over here, think?"
"Oh, yes, sir!" Polly beamed.
"Suppose you run and fetch him then. Say to him that I should like to make his acquaintance."