Maybe it was with one of her laughs!
Anyhow--look here, miss. If you'll take back _your_ words, I'll take
back _mine._ Cut 'em right out."
"Which words?" Win cautiously wanted to know.
"The whole lot, while we're about it. I guess a sister-in-law who's
got earls for cousins ought to be good enough for a _marchesa._ You've
_got_ me, I tell you! And you can have Peter, too, if you want him. Do
you?"
"I do," answered Win--and laughed again, the happiest, most surprised,
and excited laugh in the world.
"Then we've got each other--forever!" cried Petro. "And, Father, you
and I will have each other, too, after this, as we never had before.
You shall bless this day as I do, and as mother will."
"All right," said old Peter. "We'll see about that. Anyhow, shake
hands."
Petro shook.
"And you, too, girl."
Winifred hesitated slightly, then held out her burned fingers.
Peter senior gave them deliberately to his son.
"There you are!" he exclaimed. "Now we're all three in the business."
"And this is the way we're going to run it in future," said Petro.
"With love."
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