They were laughing again, looking with confidence and delight upon one another as though they had started life’s journey together in that ancient omnibus.
“What is a ‘necklace of precious tones’?” she asked.
“Precious stones?”
“No, tones!”
“Let me cite, as an example, those beautiful verses of Henry Haynes,” he replied gravely.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE
I’d rather be a Could Be,
If I can not be an Are;
For a Could Be is a May Be,
With a chance of touching par.