“Father,” she said, “Bob and I—”
Then she stopped too. I waited for a long time. Neither of them did more than begin a sentence; but Bob took Marion’s hand and held it tight. I thought it better to try to help them out.
“I don’t know,” I said, “whether I’ve guessed rightly—”
“Of course you have, father,” said Marion.
“If not,” I said, “it’ll be very embarrassing for all of us when I tell you what my guess is.”
“Marion and I—” said Bob.
“Have spent the morning,” I said, “in finding out that you want to marry each other?”
“Of course we have,” said Marion.
“Of course,” said Bob.