My little maid's face was so eager and her quiet hands were folded so closely in one another as she stood looking at me that I had no great difficulty in reading her thoughts. "Well, Charley," said I, "it appears to me that you and I can do no better than go round to Jenny's and see what's the matter."

My little maid's face was so eager that I had no great difficulty in reading her thoughts.
"Well, Charley," said I, "we had better go round to Jenny's and see what's the matter."
