Even the groggy old man who drives the water-cart on Bellevue Avenue could scarce forbear to cheer as she went by.
And so they drove away, side by side.

Barker knew very well that Claudius had taken his leave the day before, and to tell the truth, he was a good deal surprised that Margaret should be willing to accept this invitation.

He had called to ask her, because he was not the man to let the grass grow under his feet at any time, much less when he was laying siege to a woman.

For with women time is sometimes everything.

And being of a reasonable mind, when Mr.Barker observed that he was surprised, he concluded that there must be some good reason for his astonishment, and still more that there must be some very good reason why Margaret should accept his first invitation to a _tete-a-tete_ afternoon.