"You can come in if you like," she said. "I'm quite dressed—all except the handkerchief."
"Thank you; but I won't come in," he answered. "We mustn't shock anybody.
If you could bring a chair out, I could manage quite well."
She fetched the chair. "If anyone comes down the passage, they'll wonder what on earth we are doing," she remarked.
"They will take us for old friends," said Scott in a matter of-fact tone as he opened the jewel-case.
She laughed delightedly. There was a peculiarly happy quality about her laugh. Most people smiled quite involuntarily when they heard it, though Billy compared it to the neigh of a cheery colt.
"Now," said Scott, looking at her quizzically, "are you going to sit in the chair, or am I going to stand on it?"
"Oh, I'll sit," she said. "Here's the handkerchief! You will fasten it so that it doesn't flop, won't you? May I hold that case? I won't touch anything."
He put it open into her lap. "There is a chain of coral there. Perhaps you can find it. I think it would look well with your costume."
Dinah pored over the jewels with sparkling eyes. "But are you sure—quite sure—your sister doesn't mind?"
"Quite sure," said Scott, beginning to drape the handkerchief adroitly over her bent head.