"Nanny, are you never going to settle down and stay at home?" sighed
Grandma.
"Yes, ma'am," Nanny's eyes danced, "some day when a man makes me fall
in love with him and there are no more new places to go to. But so
long as I am heartfree and footfree, and there's one alien shore
calling, I'll have the wanderlust. I declare, Grandma, if that man
doesn't turn up soon there will be no new places left for a honeymoon!"
Grandma smiled in spite of herself. There were things she wanted very
much to say and other things she wanted very much to ask; but the
trunks had to get down to the station and already the afternoon sun was
low.
The two women worked feverishly and almost in silence so that when the
packing was done they might get in the little visit both craved before
the months of separation.
Nanny finally jumped on the trunks, snapped them shut, locked them and
watched the expressman carry them down and out into his waiting dray.
Then she sat down with a trembling little laugh.
"There--it's over and I'm really going! I have been to just about
every country but Japan. I believe father would rather have skipped
off alone this time. It seems to be some suddenly important
international crisis that we are going over to settle.
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