With her face glowing and her feet fairly dancing, she led him to the carriage, pouring out a flood of information as they went, about The Locusts and the wedding and the people they passed, and how lovely everything was in the Valley, till he said, with a twinkle in his eyes: "You're the same enthusiastic little soul that you used to be, aren't you?
I hope you'll speak as good a word for me at The Locusts as you did at Lee's ranch.

I am taking it as a good omen that you were sent to conduct me into this happy land.

You made a success of it that other time; somehow I'm sure you will this time." All the way to the house Mary sat and beamed on him as she talked, thinking how much older he looked, and yet how friendly and brotherly he still was.

She introduced him to Mrs.Sherman with a proud, grandmotherly air of proprietorship, and took a personal pride in every complimentary thing said about him afterward, as if she were responsible for his good behavior, and was pleased with the way he was "showing off." Rob came over as usual in the evening.

Phil was not there at first.