Despite his appearance, Archie had a heart of gold. He had friends everywhere and no one could resist his humour, his unfailing capacity for saying the right thing and the way he was always prepared to help anyone in distress, however inconvenient it might be.
As he entered the siting room, Cornelia gave a little cry of delight and ran towards him, her hands outstretched.
“Archie! I am so delighted to see you.”
He caught her hands in his and kissed her affectionately on the cheek.
“Glad to see you, old girl. But why the eclipse?”
“Do you mean my spectacles?” Cornelia asked. “I am wearing them for one reason and another. I’ll tell you about it later. How did you know I was here?”
“Opened the jolly old paper just a few hours ago,” he replied, “and read all about your Wedding and the an
