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she cared for the young man. She was inscrutable. But one
thing was certain: the electrical engineer was good-looking,
fair and clean-shaven, with pleasant, regular features, and
an honest face; he was tall and well-made. Philip could not
help thinking he would make an excellent mate for her, and
he felt a pang of envy for the happiness which he fancied
was in store for them.
Presently the suitor said he thought it was about time he
was getting along. Sally rose to her feet without a word and
accompanied him to the door. When she came back her fa-
ther burst out:
‘Well, Sally, we think your young man very nice. We are
prepared to welcome him into our family. Let the banns be
called and I will compose a nuptial song.’
Sally set about clearing away the tea-things. She did not
answer. Suddenly she shot a swift glance at Philip.
‘What did you think of him, Mr. Philip?’
She had always refused to call him Uncle Phil as the oth-
er children did, and would not call him Philip.
‘I think you’d make an awfully handsome pair.’
She looked at him quickly once more, and then with a
slight blush went on with her business.
‘I thought him a very nice civil-spoken young fellow,’
said Mrs. Athelny, ‘and I think he’s just the sort to make
any girl happy.’
Sally did not reply for a minute or two, and Philip looked
at her curiously: it might be thought that she was meditat-
ing upon what her mother had said, and on the other hand
she might be thinking of the man in the moon.