“Oh, a little older!”

“But not too old for fairyland.”

“May I never be too old for that.”


CHAPTER XL

WHAT THEY SAID TO EACH OTHER

They walked back through the larchwood with Lynette between them, keeping them apart, and yet holding a hand of each.

“Miss Eve, where’ve you been all the winter? In London?”

“Yes, in London.”

“Do you like London better than Fernhill?”