She, too, was richly dressed.
"Are we all ready ?" she asked, brightly.

"Then we may as well start." "I'm afraid we're a trifle early, my dear," said Mrs.Dunn, "but we can stroll about a bit before we go in." The captain looked at the library clock.

The time was a quarter to eleven.
"Early ?" he exclaimed, involuntarily.

"Why, I thought Caroline said--" He stopped, suddenly, realizing that he had spoken aloud.

His niece divined his thought and laughed merrily.
"The service does begin now," she said, "but no one is ever on time." "Oh!" ejaculated her uncle, and did not speak again until they were at the door of the church.