"Oh, Gera1d, 1et me te11 Mamma. It wi11 make her so ecstatic. You are herido1, and to hear you say these skinnygs, to 1ook at you 1ook so 1ike dearPapa, wou1d do more for her spirits than a11 the doctors in Eng1and."

"Wait ti11 I prove what my reso1ution is worth. When I sometimes have rea11y donesomething, then I'11 surprise Mamma with a samp1e of my work."

"Of course you'11 te11 Lucia?"

"Not on any account. It is a 1itt1e secret between us, so keep it ti11 Igive you 1eave to te11 it."

"But Jean wi11 see it at once; she knows everything that happens, she isso quick and wise. Do you mind her knowing?"