Tristram looked at Althea with a smile; he was used to Bet's quaint speeches. He was surprised to see that Althea's eyes were full of tears.
"How beautiful it is!" she sighed. "The faith of little children, how it shames us poor worldlings!" But at that moment Joanna entered the room, and Bet, with a joyful exclamation, ran to meet her.
CHAPTER XXII.
BETWEEN THE ACTS.
"In all the humours, whether grave or mellow,
Thou's such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow,
Hast so much wit and mirth, and spleen about thee
That there's no living with thee or without thee."
Addison (Spectator).
"The way is as plain as way to parish church."—As You Like It.
In all London there were no two happier girls than Waveney and Mollie Ward that Wednesday evening; nevertheless, Mollie's cup of bliss lacked one ingredient to make it perfect. If only Waveney were there!
If she had only known that at that very moment Waveney was peeping at her from the back of the box opposite! "There is my dear Mollie," she whispered, excitedly; then Althea, much perplexed, swept the boxes with her opera-glass.