"Yes, when out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come quotations from Havelock Ellis and Ellen Key!" cried Darrie.
"Good! Darrie, good!" Hildreth applauded....
"—time to go to bed ... here it's almost one o'clock."
"—had no idea it was so late. I have a lot of typing to do to-morrow. Good night, folks!" and Ruth was off to her room upstairs.
"Good-night, Hildreth,—suppose you're going to sleep down in the little house!" It was Darrie who spoke.
"Yes," answered Hildreth, in a simple tone, "I will feel quite safe there ... Johnnie's tent is only a few yards away."
Hildreth and Darrie kissed each other on the mouth tenderly.
"Good night, Johnnie—" and impulsively Darrie stepped up to me, took me by the two shoulders, and kissed me also a kind sisterly kiss.... I responded, abashed and awkward.
A ripple of pleasant laughter at me from both women.
"Johnnie's a dear, innocent boy!" Darrie.