9/25 Isn't it a dreadful night ?" "It's blowing hard. Two or three times I thought I should have to give it up." "You didn't walk ?" "Yes. I could have taken a solitary-car that passed, but the horses were so done up that I thought I was better able to walk." Miss De Voe touched the bell. "Another cup of coffee, Morden, and bring the cognac," she said. "I am not going to let you please your mother to-night," she told Peter. |