23/37 Yes, we moved it there, Bridget and I, because the Archdeacon came once to stay and complained of the draught from the window." "The deuce he did!" said David. "Well, _I_ shan't complain of anything." His father left him and he then proceeded to lay out the small store of things he had brought in his bicycle bag, giving special prominence to the shaving tackle. He had just finished a summary toilet when there was a tap on the door, and, suppressing an exclamation of impatience--for he dearly wanted time and solitude for collected thought--he admitted Bridget. I can hardly bear to take my eyes off you, for you've changed, you _have_ changed. And yet, I don't know? |