"Well, then, have you been asking Betty Willoughby to marry you, and has she said 'Yes'?"
I was amazed. Was Woggles also among the soothsayers? Because a few evenings earlier, with the help of a splendid full moon and one or two extenuating circumstances—
"But this is black magic and wizardry," I said. "It's a dead secret. How on earth did you know?"
"Oh, I just guessed," said Woggles.
The Matrimonial Market.
"Young Girl Wanted, for Wife of Naval Officer."—Provincial Paper.
The Navy may be the Silent Service, but when it does speak it is very direct.