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This seemed so much less than calling on Mr. Peck that Annie looked out at Mrs. Munger's basket-phaeton at her gate, and knew that she would go with very little more urgence. "After all, you know, you're not one of his congregation; he may yield to them," said Mrs. Munger. "We must have him if only because he's hard to get. It'll give us an idea of what we've got to contend with."
'Yes, we'll indulge all your little foibles. You shall sit and "feel foolish" from dawn to dewy eve. If you had chanced to be walking in the Bois-de-Boulogne this afternoon, you might have seen a smart little basket-phaeton flash past, drawn by two glossy frays, and driven by a woman a woman with sparkling eyes, a lovely colour, great quantities of soft dark hair, and a figure
The two were alone in an old-fashioned, low basket-phaeton; and Uncle Steve was willing to stop whenever Marjorie wished, to note an especially beautiful bird on a neighboring branch or an extra- fine blossom of some wild flower. Also, Uncle Steve seemed to know the names of all the trees and flowers and birds they chanced to see.
Rayne had his barouche waiting on shore, and drove us first to the bandstand, where, in the coolness of sunset, all the Bombay world meet to see and to be seen. When the band paused, people drove slowly round the circle, seeking acquaintance. Among them one equipage was perfect a small basket-phaeton, and two black ponies groomed within an inch of their lives.
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