response.

"I am not sleepy. May I come down and join you?"

"No."

"Will you come up and join me?"

The answer was about to be "No"; there was a moment's hesitation,
then Nora's voice said pleadingly, "Ah, do now, Terry; I want to say
something so badly."

"But if anybody hears?"

"They can't hear. Father and mother's room is at the other end of
the house."

"All right; don't say any more; you'll wake people with that chatter
of yours. I'm coming."

In a couple of minutes there was a knock at Nora's door. She flew to
open it, and Terence came in.

"What do you want?" he said.

"To talk to you; I have got something to say. Come over and sit by
the window."

Terence obeyed.