I'd give you an imitation of the way she did it if I hadn't accepted." Grace shot a quick, approving glance toward Elfreda which the latter saw and interpreted correctly.

"I wouldn't have thought about that last year, would I, Grace ?" she asked shyly.
Grace laughed rather confusedly.

"How did you guess so much?
The way you stumble upon things is positively uncanny." "Observation, my dear, observation," returned Elfreda patronizingly.
"One can learn almost everything about everybody if one keeps one's eyes open." "You seem to carry out your own theory," admitted Grace smilingly.

"Have you finished your work for to-night ?" "Years ago," declared Elfreda extravagantly.

"Miriam hasn't, at least she was still studying when I left the room.