C39 Happier Than Usual

They had better stop before things got out of hand, they had agreed. No good would come of this, he had said. But still…

Beth could not, for the life of her, contain the joy. She went about the house, prancing like an achieved leopard; like a deer who had finally learnt to walk right. There was never enough for her to do. She was bursting with energy, helping out everywhere