She put her arm round her slender waist, and was drawing her towards the house. Before they reached it, a big dog came bounding and barking up the avenue and overtook them.
"Be quiet, Tiger," said Kate, halting. "Let us wait for Tiger's master, Agnes."
Tiger's master appeared a moment later. One glance sufficed to show him how matters stood.
He lifted his hat with a quiet smile.
"Good evening, Miss Danton; good evening, Mrs. Danton. I see you have come to an understanding at last."
"My brother—we all owe you a debt we can never repay," Kate said gravely; "and Agnes here pronounces you an uncanonized saint."
"So I am. The world will do justice to my stupendous merits by-and-by. You have been very much surprised by Agnes' story, Miss Danton?"
"Very much. We are going in to tell papa. You will come with us, Doctor?"
"If Mrs. Agnes does not make me blush by her laudations. Draw it mild, Agnes, won't you. You have no idea how modest I am."
He opened the front door and entered the hall as he spoke, followed by the two girls. The drawing-room door was ajar, but Eeny and her teacher were the only occupants of that palatial chamber.