He had spoken that name a good many times that day, and to be sure her cheeks had more or less acknowledged it; but this time it brought such a rush of colour that she stooped her face to be out of sight.
"Do you want Miss Reason to answer that question, sir?"—"No, nor Miss anybody."
"Prudence would say, there are shortcakes," said Faith.
"Where?"—"In—hypothesis."
"If your shortcakes outweigh my study, Faith, they will be heavier than
I ever saw them!"
"You wouldn't take Reason's answer," said Faith.
"What would it have been?"
She looked up, a swift little laughing glance into his face.
"Parlez, Madame, s'il vous plaît."
Her look changed. "You know, Endy, I would rather be there than anywhere else in the world."