“So dare we go to the Wedding?” Skye asked Hector, but, when he suggested that she should go without him, she refused.
“No, I must have the courage of my convictions,” she said. “It is only that the family en masse is rather a bitter pill to swallow at one gulp!”
en masse“You must go,” he ventured. “Your stepfather would be terribly hurt if you were not there. He is very fond of you.”
“He is the sweetest person in the world,” Skye answered. “Do you know what he offered me yesterday? An allowance.”
“I hope you did not take it,” Hector responded quickly.
“Knowing your pride, darling, I refused, but I said that we would be delighted to have it as soon as we were linked in the Holy bonds of Matrimony.”
“How I wish I could support you myself,” Hector fumed angrily.
“Well, you will be abl
