"Danny shouldn't tell you such foolish old stories."
"Are they stories?"
"Yes."
"Oh!"
Another sly glance at the wonderful hat on the peg behind. That was a reality at all events.
"But I'm sure a good fairy will come for me to-night," insisted Ruby.
"Why are sure, Ruby veg?"
"Because—because I am."
Christian tightened his grasp of Mona's hand.
At that moment a gust of wind passed round the house. Mona remembered that to-night she was standing with Christian on the spot where last night she had parted with Danny.