To use her own schoolgirl expression, she felt she "had him on toast." "More than you imagine! Who went into the Abbey Church, I should like to know, and sat in a pew for ever so long, and looked tender nothings?
Oh yes! _I_ saw you, and a pretty sight it was, too!" she teased.
Egbert was gazing at her as if he could scarcely believe his senses.
"But--but--where were you ?" he stuttered.
"In the peep-hole!" exploded Ingred.

"I could see right down into the church, and I watched you come in! I've been saving this up!" Egbert drew a long breath.
"If I'd only known before!" he said slowly.

"Ingred, stop laughing! You don't understand.

Look here, will you go and tell Dad that you saw me there, and the exact day and time when it happened.

You can remember that ?" "Why, surely Father's the very last person you want to know ?" said Ingred, sobering down.
"No, he isn't, he's the one it's most important should hear about it from a reliable witness whom he can believe.