" Elizabeth
spoke with such complete unconsciousness that Dinah thought she had
made a mistake in imagining that she specially prized the book.
"Oh, I want to tell you, dear, how very kind Mr. Herrick has been."
And then with many little feminine interpolations Dinah related the
substance of their conversation. She was almost childishly pleased
when Elizabeth graciously approved of Malcolm's suggestion.
"It really is a good idea, Die."
"And to think it never entered our heads! Don't you wonder Mr.
Carlyon never thought of it?"
"Well, you see he has never taken Cedric's future into serious
consideration. But what fun it would be! We would furnish his rooms
so beautifully, and we could stay with him sometimes. And when he
married we could build him a house that would be the envy of all the
masters. Fancy Cedric marrying and our having a dear little sister-
in-law of our own."
"Oh, how I shall love her!" murmured Dinah with a happy little coo
of satisfaction. This was not the first time they had talked on the
subject. That her darling would marry, and that she would dearly
love his wife, was a foregone conclusion to Dinah.
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