"We've been doing our best to tell you those nice things, every minute of every day since then," said Allen in a low voice. "If you haven't heard, it's because you wouldn't listen."
Betty colored adorably—to quote Allen again—and resumed her packing with great fervor.
"All of which," Frank finished his self-justification, "shows that we're far from anxious to leave you girls when we say we're eager for action. I guess," he added, thoughtfully, "it's just because we're so crazy to be with you that we're eager to go across."
"That sounds rather—" began Grace, but Frank would not let her finish.
"I know it does," he admitted. "Sounds like a contradiction. But I think you know what I'm trying to get at, just the same."
"Why, sure," Will backed him up eagerly.
"Frank means that we've got a confounded, disagreeable job to do before we can settle down and be happy on good old United States soil again—"
"And the sooner we get it done, the better," finished Roy.
Allen nodded.
"I guess that's about the size of it," he said. "The sooner we get there, the sooner we'll be coming home again. And, say, fellows, what a home coming!"