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"Spoken like a good and true woman," Ralph said, with a thrill in his voice. "I will do my best to make up for all in the future, dearest. What we should have done without that wonderful brother of yours, goodness only knows. Let us go out into the garden, Enid, and wander among the flowers till those people have gone. I never appreciated the beauty of God's blessed sunshine as I do to-day."
It was perhaps an hour later before the sound of wheels crunching on the gravel smote on the ears of the lovers. Between the trees they could see a landau driving away with three people seated inside. Two of them looked moody and downcast enough but the third was chatting and smiling gaily. The light, sweet laugh came floating on the wind.