"How soon do you wish to go?"
"To-day, if I could!" she said with a half-caught breath. "Can I,
Basil? To-day is best."
Mr. Masters considered again.
"Will you be ready to go by the seven o'clock train this evening?"
"Yes. O yes!"
"Very well. We will take that."
"We?" Diana repeated. "Must I take you, Basil, away from your work? Cannot I go alone?"
He looked up at her with a very sweet grave smile as he answered, "Not possibly."
"I am a great deal of trouble"—she said with a woful expression.
"Go and make your preparations," he said cheerfully; "and I will tell you about Aunt Sutphen when we are off."