Balfour did not explain that he had asked for this special holiday in order to have some time with his new friends.
"You won't spend the whole afternoon with my mother," he began awkwardly,—"at least, not all of you,—and so I thought that perhaps some of you would go for a drive with me."
"I am going to stay with Eunice," said Priscilla; "it will be our last day together."
Martine said nothing.
Then Balfour turned to Amy:
"Would not you and Miss Martine drive with me? I can take you to one or two out-of-the-way places that you probably haven't visited."
"Surely," responded Amy, "that will be delightful. I can go, and with pleasure. As for Martine, she must speak for herself."
Amy had no doubt as to Martine's desire, so that it was hardly necessary for her to await a reply.
"Why, of course," replied Martine; "there's nothing I'd like so well."