"A
piece of personal property I would not part with for untold gold," he
added with a happy laugh.
"And we all think our Zoe is quite old for so young a husband," said
Elsie, bestowing upon the two a glance of smiling, motherly affection.
It was a busy season with Edward, and he was compelled to leave the
entertainment of the guests through the day to his mother and other
members of the family.
Zoe excused herself from any share in that work on the plea that she was
too young to be companionable to the ladies, spent some hours in diligent
study, then walked out with the children.
"I have two sets of lessons ready for you," was her greeting to Edward,
when he came in late in the afternoon.
"Have you, dear?" he returned, taking the easy-chair she drew forward for
him. "Then let me hear them. You must have been an industrious little
woman to-day."
"Tolerably; but you know one set was ready for you yesterday."
"Ah, yes; you were industrious then, also. And I dare say it is rather
stupid work studying alone."
"Not when one has such a nice teacher," she answered sportively. "Praise
from your lips is sweeter than it ever was from any other but papa's," she
added, tears trembling in her eyes.
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