It was clear starlight when they were ready to depart. Austin had
arrived unexpectedly, and he, Nina, Eileen, and Selwyn were to drive to
Hitherwood House, Lansing and Gerald going in the motor-boat.
There was a brief scene between Drina and Boots--the former fiercely
pointing out the impropriety of a boy like Gerald being invited where
she, Drina, was ignored. But there was no use in Boots offering to
remain and comfort her as Drina had to go to bed, anyway; so she kissed
him good-bye very tearfully, and generously forgave Gerald; and
comforted herself before she retired by putting on one of her mother's
gowns and pinning up her hair and parading before a pier-glass until her
nurse announced that her bath was waiting.
* * * * *
The drive to Hitherwood House was a dream of loveliness; under the stars
the Bay of Shoals sparkled in the blue darkness set with the gemmed ruby
and sapphire and emerald of ships' lanterns glowing from unseen yachts
at anchor.
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