Remember tea will be served at five, and from the present outlook there's little chance of our being disturbed by the intrusion of any live woman in New York." "At least the ghosts are friendly." She suddenly compressed her lips and looked about: "However!" She went to the telephone in the hall: "Please hurry up those porters! I'm up here waiting to begin!" And in the days that followed, she was far too engrossed in "settling" to spare any time for brooding on phantoms.

"A home of my own and a life of my own, to be lived with my own husband!" But when at last they were settled, and Joe in a dear, genial mood had gone about admiring, and taking no notice apparently of the scarcity of Amy's things--he turned to Ethel with an air which was meant to be easy and natural: "Well, now that we're taking a fresh start, the time has come for a little talk." "What about ?" she asked, endeavouring to make her smile as easy as his.
"It will take about one minute." His gruff voice was low and kind.

"I'm not going to force my friends on you.

If you want to make friends of your own, go ahead.

And when you get them let me know--and they'll be mine, too, if I have to break a leg in the effort.