19/24 "Did she say anything of him ?" "Yes. She said he was coming back to Boston next winter." "Indeed!" "Yes. She says that this time he declares he really _is_ going to settle down to work," murmured Billy, demurely, with a sidelong glance at her companion. "She says he's engaged to be married--one of her friends over there." There was no reply. Alice appeared to be absorbed in watching a tiny white sail far out at sea. |