Jeanie's leg was mending rapidly, and gave her little trouble now.
She lay back contentedly, with shining eyes upon her cavalier.
"It was very nice of you to be so kind to Gracie last night," she said.
"She told me all about it to-day.

Of course she ought not to have done it.

I hope--I hope Sir Beverley wasn't angry about it." Piers laughed a little.

"Oh no! He got over it.

Was Gracie scared ?" "Not really.