He looked at her with a curious expression—half wonderment, half tenderness.
“Then you don’t know!” he exclaimed.
“Know what?” The figures of Colin and Pat were rapidly becoming miniatures in the distance.
“Never mind. Only when you do know—remember how we stood here—and that I knew.”
CHAPTER XXI
THE MEANING OF LIFE
The boy threaded his way among the tables, until he came to where the Currey party sat.
“Madame, s’il vous plaît, on vous demande au téléphone de l’Angleterre.”