Part 27 (1/2)
”Of course,” said Eustace dreamily
”Then what do youto England,” was the seeot to do with it?” said Nesta
”Everything,” Eustace said ”If we had been going to stay here for ever and ever I shouldn't have thought so ood old Bob won't forget us”
”Why, how stupid you are to-day,” Nesta exclaiht in 'a year and a day,' as mother calls it?”
”How do you knoill be only 'a year and a day'?” Eustace said alhly ”How do you knoe shall ever co at hione mad
”Well?” he said briefly
”But this is houed
”We couldn't stay in England for ever”
”I don't know,” said Eustace ”I've got an awfully queer feeling about going ever since it was settled And it seems to ly ”Bob only says it to tease Aunt Dorothy”
”He said just the sas before Aunt Dorothy cao by”
”Well, neither are your queer feelings,” said Nesta ”I haven't any I don't see e should stay in England What is to o to school?” suggested Eustace, watching her narrowly
Nesta stared at him blankly It was evidently a new idea to her
”Do you think we ht be?” she said; then her expression broke, and she smiled ”It would be just splendid, wouldn't it?” she added
Eustace was silent aTrixy?” he said
”Well, I should coly rebuked, ”and I should have such loads and shoals of things to tell her and show her All about the girls and my clothes, you know--”
”Oh,” exclaiirls care about--talking, and showing off”
”It isn't,” Nesta said quickly ”I should like the learning”
”Well, I shouldn't,” adah to s?” asked Nesta curiously
”Oh, never mind,” said Eustace impatiently; ”I don't want to talk about it”
But Nesta did exceedingly; she wanted to talk of nothing else; till at last Eustace went off in desperation down the hill to watch the sugar crushi+ng, saying so about, ”It isn't as if people could co would be different when they were all grown up”
”I don't knohat is the matter with him,” Nesta said to herself in perplexity ”I do believe he doesn't want to go at all And I' there No such luck!”