“No need of being clever, Billy, when you advertise your secret by blushing like a girl of fifteen.”
“Blush! I, blush! How old do you think I am? Ten?”
“Yes all of that. But if you didn’t actually blush, old man, you did look foolish. And this explains a state-room full of flowers that I noticed. Is that her bower?”
“I think so.”
“Well, who is she, Billy? You might as well tell me, for I shall be sure to discover if she goes on this boat.”
“Elinor Marshall.”
14“Elinor Marshall? Why, that name is familiar. Where have I heard it?”
“She is a friend of your sisters.”
“Of course!”
“And she is going to your place now, on a visit.”