Toby quickened her pace.
He kept beside her, but he did not speak again. And perhaps his silence
moved her more than speech, for she gave a little impulsive turn towards
him and threw him her sudden, boyish smile.
"All right. We'll come," she said.
"Hooray!" crowed Bunny softly.
"But I shan't stay long," she warned him. "And if I don't like it, I
shall never come again."
"You will like it," said Bunny with confidence.
"I wonder," said Toby with her chin in the air.
CHAPTER III
L'OISEAU BLEU
Bunny surpassed himself that afternoon. Wherever he went, success seemed
to follow, and shouts of applause reached him from all quarters.
"That young fellow is a positive genius," commented General Melrose, who
had a keen eye for the game. "He ought to be in the Service. Why isn't
he, Mrs. Bolton?"
"He wasn't considered strong enough," Maud said. "It was a great
disappointment to him. You see, he spent the whole of his childhood on
his back with spine trouble. And when that was put right he outgrew his
strength."
"Ah! I remember now. You used to wheel the poor little beggar about in a
long chair. Well, he's rather different now from what he was in those
days.
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