"Finish all of it before you stop," she advised. "It's all
right. You come straight home. You didn't leave me any word,
and I didn't know what to do with your things, but I couldn't
feel that you would want to give up such beautiful things that
you had so enjoyed. We had planned for Marian to spend her
summer vacation here so I put her things in your suite and I had
moved mine into the guest room, but I have had my room done over
and the guest room things are in there, and every scrap of yours
is carefully put away. If that will do, you are perfectly
welcome to it."
Eileen wiped her eyes.
"Anything," she sobbed. "I'd rather have Katy's room than be
shamed and humiliated and hurt any further. Linda, I would
almost like you to know my Aunt Callie, because you will never
understand about her if you don't. Her favorite pastime was to
tell everyone we met how much the things I wore cost her."
Linda released Eileen with a slight shake.
"Cheer up !" she said. "We'll all have a gorgeous time together.
I haven't the slightest ambition to know more than that about
your Aunt Callie. If my brain really had been acting properly I
would never have dismantled your room. I would have known that
you could not endure her, and that you would come home just as
you should. It's all right, John, make yourself comfortable. I
don't know what Katy has for dinner but she can always find
enough for an extra couple. Come Eileen, I'll help you to
settle.
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