Maud laughed, and the lovers smiled as Mr. Weston answered,
"It sounds delightfully original, but indeed we could not give you all this trouble. Jeanie has some money from her cousin abroad and----"
"The money was given for music. It isn't fair, is it, to use it for anything else? Do let me do as I like, Mr. Weston, to show you forgive me! Maud will help me."
"Frank has engagements this week he cannot put off now. It is impossible," said Jeanie, looking at her lover.
"Of course, that's why you'll let me do everything. Come back to-day week, Mr. Weston, and then you'll find everything ready. It's just what Pups would have done. Once he got a couple married straight off, because he was afraid the man would change his mind--I don't mean it as an example."
Everyone laughed, and the farewell seemed quite cheerful, especially as Toney sent the pair in her motor to the station, and then she and Maud went off to the Haven. Toney was so happy in planning everything and getting Maud's advice on the subject of clothes, that for the moment she forgot her own little load of sorrow.
"That nice man must come down and take orders! I'll give him _carte blanche_, Maud, but I must choose colours and style. I'll telegraph to-day. It's wonderful what money can do in hurrying people up. How shall we break it to Mrs. Hamilton?"
"I don't know--but oh, Toney, I don't think we ought to accept all this from you. I--don't believe now that Cousin George was in the business at all and--mother ought not to accept. However, she really has no ready money so she would like to linger a long time over this--engagement, and Jeanie might----"
"Fall ill or something might happen, and she would never forgive us, would she? But I do want to say one thing, Maud--I'm so sorry that--Mr. Waycott's----"
"About Lewis, what about him?" asked Maud, leaning on the gate of the Haven.
"About his going away! I know it will be hard for you, but he _must_ stay for Jeanie's wedding if it's so soon."
"Lewis going away! How odd, he has said nothing about it."
"Gracious stars! I ought not to have told you!" Poor Toney blushed. "But of course I thought you would know."
"It's quite right he should," added Maud quickly. "he has worked so hard over the estate lately, and he really wants a change, he is rather down."