“And will you call me Aurora?”
“If you wish.”
“I do wish. We’re going on a long camping trip together, as I suppose you’ve heard.”
“Yes, and I want to thank you for the invitation.”
“You’ve decided to accept, of course?”
“Yes. At first I didn’t think I could; but Aunt Betty—Mrs. Calvert, that is—said if I didn’t I’d incur her everlasting displeasure, so I’ve arranged to go.”
“I’m delighted to hear it. We just can’t fail to have a good time.”
“I figure on its being a very pleasant trip, Miss Blank—er—I mean, Aurora.”
“You should see our new car, Jim. Papa presented it to Gerald and I, and it’s a beauty. Gerald’s coming over with it to-day to teach you and Ephraim how to run it. Then you can take turns playing chauffeur on our trip across country. I imagine if I were a boy that I should like nothing better.”
Jim’s face brightened as she was speaking.