The Harmons will be glad to see him, I'm sure.
Everybody's always glad to see Laddie, wherever we go.

Let's take him.
It's the only thing to do.

We can explain to them how it happened." And so, after more discussion, it was settled.

Even as most things had a way of being settled when the Mistress proposed them.
Three hours later, the car stopped before the entrance of a roomily beautiful house in a roomily beautiful residence park, in the upper Catskills.
The welcoming smiles on the faces of host and hostess suffered sudden eclipse; as a huge mahogany-and-white collie stepped majestically from the car at the heels of the two guests.
"This is Lad," introduced the Mistress.

"I hope you don't mind our bringing him.