“I forgot to tell you, my dearest, that I brought back Herbert Courtland in that steamer with me, and that he came with me to-day. He is coming to you—listen—three steps at a time.”
And that was just how he did come to her.
“Bless my soul!” cried Mr. Ayrton, ten minutes later. “Bless my soul! I always fancied that——Ah, after all, what is marriage?”
“Oh!” cried Phyllis.
“The last word that can be said regarding it is that marriage is the picturesque gateway leading to the commonplace estate.”
“Oh!” cried Phyllis