“That,” she said, “is quite the nicest thing I’ve ever had said to me. I know my own life has been a kind of glorious fairy tale lately.”
“Life,” said Barnabas, “is a fairy tale, if only one can believe it.”
“But,” said Aunt Olive, “one comes in touch with bad fairies on occasions.”
“I know,” nodded Barnabas gravely. “But I fancy there are some people who have the magic wand that can transform them into good ones.”
“It’s a comfortable belief,” said Miss Mason.
Sally opened the studio door.
“A lady to see Mr. Kirby, ma’am,” she said. “She says she has come about an advertisement of a ring.”
“At last,” said Barnabas, and he got up.
“Show her in,” said Miss Mason. And the next minute Sybil Preston entered the studio. Halfway into the room she stopped.
“Granny!” she exclaimed.