Varney's we had them for luncheon, and he said, 'I'd like another
pup, please!' And she was shocked to the heart's core."
"It's such a nice convenient name," pleaded Allan. "Joy, I have to
waste most of the morning talking over the long-distance 'phone to
my lawyer. I shall spend an hour discussing leases, and two more
bullying him and his wife into coming out to visit us. You will
readily see that I can't entertain my new-found soulmate at the same
time. I don't suppose you could offer any suggestions about his
amusement?"
"Solitaire," suggested Joy demurely. "Or you might give him a book
to read."
Allan threw back his head and laughed.
"Excellent ideas, both!" he said, "and truly original. He shall have
his choice!"
"You have the kindest hearts in the world," said Phyllis, summoning
the waitress. "Allan, before you finish that million-dollar
conversation to Mr. De Guenther, please call me. I want to speak to
him a minute, too."
"I'll call you," he promised.
They drifted off, Phyllis to attend to her housekeeping, Allan to
his long-distance leases, and Philip to find Angela, whom he never
forgot for long. She had breakfast with her nurse, and Philip felt
it was time he looked her up. He adored his little sister, and spent
the larger part of his days in teaching her everything he had been
taught, which was sometimes hard on Angela, who obeyed him
implicitly.
As for Joy, she strayed out into the garden again.
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