Of course, with Goodwood
on us, I am rather rushed just now, but in my business we're accustomed
to that; we live in a series of rushes--like the infant Moses."
"I didn't come about hats," said her visitor. "In fact, I don't think I
really came about anything. I was passing and I just thought I'd look in
and see you. Since I've been sitting talking to you, however, rather
important idea has occurred to me. If you'll forget Goodwood for a
moment and listen to me, I'll tell you what it is."
Some forty minutes later James Cushat-Prinkly returned to the bosom of
his family, bearing an important piece of news.
"I'm engaged to be married," he announced.
A rapturous outbreak of congratulation and self-applause broke out.
"Ah, we knew! We saw it coming! We foretold it weeks ago!"
"I'll bet you didn't," said Cushat-Prinkly. "If any one had told me at
lunch-time to-day that I was going to ask Rhoda Ellam to marry me and
that she was going to accept me I would have laughed at the idea."
The romantic suddenness of the affair in some measure compensated James's
women-folk for the ruthless negation of all their patient effort and
skilled diplomacy.
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