“Partners.”
“You shall help to make a success, and—a man; and when I’m a man I shall seek a man’s reward. We’ll pledge that! Come, let’s feast before the candles burn low.”
The tiny bottle of champagne popped bravely, and the wine tinkled against the glass.
PART SIX
“HE TRAVELS FASTEST—
I
They were on their way to the registrar’s when Wynne stopped short and exclaimed, “Of course!” Then, in answer to an arched-brow inquiry from Eve: “Would you like to meet some one nice?”
“I have,” she smiled, for it was their wedding day, and future wives and husbands say pleasant things to each other on their wedding days, even though sometimes they forget to do so afterwards.
“A man—in fact, an uncle of mine.”
“Uncle Clem?”
“Yes. How did you know?”