"Yes, I'll remind him. Keep your mind easy, Mr. Taylor. Father and I'll both be there."
"Thank you, Miss Seton; that'll be all right, then;" and Mr. Taylor took his empty cup to his hostess, while Elizabeth, seeing the two Miss Hendrys unoccupied for the moment, deposited with them the meringue and trifle.
She complimented Miss Hendry on her elegant appearance and admired Miss Flora's hand-made collar, and left them both beaming. She brought a pink meringue to Mrs. Taylor and soothed her fears of the consequences, while that lady hung her head coyly on one side and said, "Ye're temptin' me; ye're temptin' me!"
Supper had reached the fruit and chocolate stage when Jessie Thomson brought Stewart Stevenson and introduced him to Elizabeth Seton.
"I wanted to tell you how much I liked your song," he began.
"How kind of you!" said Elizabeth. "I think myself it's a nice song."
"I don't know anything about music," continued Mr. Stevenson.
"Was that why you said you liked my song instead of my singing?"
"Yes," he said; and they both laughed.
They were deep in the subject of Scots ballads when Mr. Inverarity came along with dates on a majolica dish in one hand, his other hand behind his back.