Jessica laughed. “As if I would dare to refuse to do anything you ordered me to do? What is it, Monty?”
“That the great Inky also remains—unpaying guest as he is.”
“As if I should think, of turning him out!” she protested, and then, “Oh Monty—meeting you is like something you read about in books, and never dream it can happen in real life, isn’t it?”
Monty drew her into his arms, regardless of the fact that they were passing the kitchen window and that Dilly was probably watching them.
“And like the ending to all the best books—so I am told—as I am not a prolific reader—” he said with profound emotion— “We shall live happily ever after!”
The End
To
‘Monty’
The Man from Ceylon
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