"Oh, but you are cruel! I couldn't do it all myself!"
"I'd look in and do it for you!"
"You! What would Miss Waycott say? She would look 'Oh—you—dreadful—Toney' all over!"
Lewis laughed.
"I daresay she would think I was trying to do what I know nothing about, being poor and having no superfluous money to dispense. Anyhow, will you always ask me for help if you are in need of it. It would please me very much to—to help you, Toney."
Toney looked straight up into Lewis' face, and for the first time in her life she hesitated. Then she shook her head.
"I wouldn't bother you or try your patience so much. But I may want help, and you are the only one who would understand. Gracious stars! this animal is snorting and lurching! Is anything the matter, Mr. Hughes?"
"I think there is a nut gone wrong from your having climbed that hedge, madam. I fear it will take a little time to set right."
"That comes of new locomotives," said Lewis, rather pleased. "Anyhow our legs are left to us. I'll escort you home."
Toney jumped out with great alacrity.