If it comes before Mysie
or Val I will talk to them, and I mean to take this poor child alone
for a little while each day in the week and try to get at her.'
'There's another thing,' said Gillian. 'Is she to go down with me
always to Casement Cottages on Sunday afternoons when I take the
class?'
'To teach or to learn?' ironically exclaimed Aunt Jane.
'Neither,' said Gillian. 'To chatter to Constance Hacket. They both
spoke to me about it yesterday before I went home, and I believe
Constance has written a note to her to ask her today! Fancy, that
goose told me my sweet cousin was a dear, and that we didn't appreciate
her. Even Miss Hacket gave me quite a lecture on kindness and
consideration to an orphan stranger.'
'Not uncalled for, perhaps,' said Aunt Jane. 'I hope you received it
in an edifying manner.'
'Now, Aunt Jane! Well, I believe I said we were as kind as she would
let us be, especially Mysie.'
Lady Merrifield here made the move to conduct her sisters to their
rooms; Miss Mohun detained her when they had reached hers, and had left
Adeline to rest on her sofa. The two, though very unlike, had still
the habits of absolute confidential intimacy belonging to sisters next
in age.
'Lily,' said Miss Mohun, 'Gillian spoke of a note. Did Maurice give
you any directions about this child's correspondence?'
'You know I did not see him. I was so much disappointed. I would give
anything to have talked her over with him.
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