CHAPTER XII

THE END OF THE BOOK Hebe and the boys had come back from their tour round the world, and now every room in the house seemed full of them. It was extraordinary what a difference three people could make. For the first few days after their return they wanted to do nothing but talk; and when they talked, they laughed. They had seen all manner of mirth-provoking things—crocodiles in the North African Federation; elephants in India; Siamese women in Siam; most thrilling and amusing of all, a game of air-polo in the Unite…