We agreed to meet George in New York , and be married as soon as he got his best clothes unpacked . We are men of our word , and off we go . Wo n't it be fun ? '' `` But when will you come back again ? '' questioned Betty , looking anxious . `` Do n't know . Sister wants to come soon , but I 'd rather have our honeymoon somewhere else , -- Niagara , Newfoundland , West Point , or the Rocky Mountains , '' said Thorny , mentioning a few of the places he most desired to see . `` Do you like him ? '' asked Ben , very naturally wondering if the new master would approve of the young man-of-all-work . `` Do n't I ? George is regularly jolly ; though now he 's a minister , perhaps he 'll stiffen up and turn sober . Wo n't it be a shame if he does ? '' and Thorny looked alarmed at the thought of losing his congenial friend . `` Tell about him ; Miss Celia said you might '' , put in Bab , whose experience of `` jolly '' ministers had been small . `` Oh , there is n't much about it . We met in Switzerland going up Mount St. Bernard in a storm , and -- '' `` Where the good dogs live ? '' inquired Betty , hoping they would come into the story . `` Yes ; we spent the night up there , and George gave us his room ; the house was so full , and he would n't let me go down a steep place where I wanted to , and Celia thought he 'd saved my life , and was very good to him . Then we kept meeting , and the first thing I knew she went and was engaged to him . I did n't care , only she would come home so he might go on studying hard and get through quick .
That was a year ago , and last winter we were in New XXXXX at uncle 's ; and then , in the spring , I was sick , and we came here , and that 's all . ''
Bab Ben Celia Newfoundland Niagara Point Sister Switzerland York man-of-all-work