Why，youknewMrs。GreggoryandAlice，ofcourse——andPete，’smiledMarie。Andwasn’tPetehappy？Billysaysshe’dhavehadPeteifshehadnooneelse；thattherewouldn’thavebeenanywedding，anyway，ifithadn’tbeenforhistelephoningAuntHannahthatnight。’
Yes；Willtoldme。’
AsforTommyandtheothers——mostofthemwerethosepeoplethatBillyhadatherhomelastsummerforatwoweeks’vacation——
people，youknow，toopoortogivethemselvesone，andtooproudtoacceptonefromordinarycharity。Billy’sbeenfollowingthemupanddoinglittlethingsforthemeversince——sugarplumsandfrostingontheircake，shecallsit；andtheyadoreher，ofcourse。Ithinkitwaslovelyofhertohavethem，andtheydidhavesuchagoodtime!YoushouldhaveseenTommywhenyouplayedthatweddingmarchforBillytoentertheroom。HispoorlittlefacewassotransfiguredwithjoythatIalmostcried，justtolookathim。
Billysayshelovesmusic——poorlittlefellow!’