She asked many questions about it during their wedding tour.
For example: "Would all be ready when they arrived?"
"Oh yes; the servants were there."
"Servants! Would they be able to afford to keep two? Would it not be too extravagant?"
He could not help smiling when she said this, and had nearly let his secret out.
"Wait till you get home, Marjorie," he said, "and if you then think it is too many, we can send one away."
At another time she wanted to know how many rooms there were in the house, and what it was like. He told her that he was a bad hand at describing places; she would see when she got there.
"Is it a large house?"
"Larger than Mrs. Hall's."
"As big as Fernbank?"