"Yes, but you said you went to sleep after seeing the postman."
"That's true. But what does it matter, anyway?"
"It's most important. Well, look here, it was more than ten minutes ago, wasn't it?"
"Of course it was."
John's face cleared.
"Then that's all right," he said. "Because ten minutes ago Pat got engaged to me."
III
A light breeze was blowing through the garden as John returned. It played with sunshine in Pat's hair as she stood by the lavender hedge.
"Well?" she said eagerly.