“Is it possible? Do you mean so, Paley?”
“I do; every word, syllable, letter and point, including the crossing of the t’s and the dotting of the i’s, of what I say is true. The house and all that it contains are ours.”
“I don’t understand it.”
“Well, dearest, it is plain enough. Not only to give you a pleasant surprise, but to save you all trouble and anxiety, I have hired the house and furnished it.”
“You have, Paley?”
“I have, dearest Lilian! How happy we shall be in our new home.”
“I don’t think so!”
Certainly Lilian had been duly and properly astonished. It was my turn now, and I was, if possible, more astonished than she had been. She did not think so! What an unwarrantable conclusion!
“You don’t think so, Lilian?” I added, interrogatively.