"Of course he did, you little goose," said Betty, adding with a
chuckle: "You've been spoiled, that's all. You've been so used to
being the only pebble on the beach, dear, that you can't be content
with being just one of two."
By this time they had reached the lodge and were greeted noisily by
the others, who had already seated themselves on the porch as though
they intended to stay all day.
"Hello," called Frank. His handsome face, though somewhat thinner than
the girls remembered, was better looking than ever and he had
developed a trick of flinging the hair back from his forehead that the
girls thought immensely attractive,
Roy, who had seated himself on the railing of the porch and was
swinging his feet, looked more unchanged than either of the boys,
though the girls were soon to find out that he had changed the most.
Will, who had settled Amy in a chair and was sitting cross-legged on
the floor at her feet, was gazing up at the girl with his heart in his
eyes. As for Amy-- well, the girls had never known she could look so
radiant.
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