Part 5 (1/2)
”Upset theie ”Well, yes, I do mean to upset thes topsyturvy for thee it in such a fashi+on that neither you, nor Molly, nor your father, nor your et it I will I thought I'd tell you, that's all You'd like to have them at school with you, wouldn't you?”
”Oh yes, very much indeed,” said Molly
”I a back to the rectory in the holidays and telling the Cardew girls all about e do and hoe spend our tio to the saree with you I expect, on the contrary, you'll find a vast lot more to talk about But come, let's hurry noant to be introduced to them, for I have no time to lose”
Neither Isabel nor Molly could quite ie Howland had explained her views The thought of the possible possession of the bracelets did not greatly elate them Besides, there was not theperson as Maggie succeeding in her project She would meet her match, if not in Mrs Cardew, then in Mr Cardew There was no doubt whatever on that point But they greatly wished she would not try They did not want her to upset the placid existence of their young friends The girls who lived at the Castle, the girls who pursued their sheltered, happy, refined life, were in aTristraht that they would not love theht into closer contact with theht the old manor-house into view Some friends of Mrs Cardew's had arrived, but there were no other young people to be seen Cicely and Merry were standing talking to a lady of e who had coing color and glancing eagerly at Merry
”Oh, will you excuse me?” she said in her pretty, refined voice ”Our special friends the Tristrahters, and a friend of theirs, a Miss Howland, are co up the avenue”
”Certainly, my dear,” said Lady Lysle; and Cicely and Merry were off down the avenue like arrows from the bow to irls, and then turned to speak to Mrs
Cardew
”What name was that I heard Cicely say?” was her reirl ith them?”
”A special friend of theirs, a Miss Howland She has been their school co with them at the rectory Why, what is theabout her?”
”I don't know her,” said Lady Lysle, ”but I know a little bit about her irls and Miss Howland were in the sa?” said Mrs Cardeas exceedingly particular as regarded the people who,” said Lady Lysle ”I happen not particularly to like Mrs Howland; but doubtless I ahbor, and by this tireetings, and then Maggie found herself walking up the avenue by Merry's side, while Cicely found a place between the two Tristraentle, polite voice
”It is kind of you to askand fixing her curious eyes on her coirls who have never seen a beautiful house like yours before”
”I alad you like our house,” said Merry; ”but you haven't seen it yet”
”I a at it now So this is what I aland'?”
”It certainly is a home,” said Merry, ”and an old one, too Parts of the Manor have been centuries in existence, but some parts, of course, are comparatively new”
”Will you take ie
”Indeed, I shall be delighted; but you must come another day for that, for ant to make up some sets of tennis without any delay We have all our afternoon planned out There are three or four young people who ood sets”
”Hoonderful it all is!” said Maggie, who kept on looking at the house with ever-increasing admiration, and did not seem particularly keen about tennis
”Don't you like tennis, Miss--Miss Howland?” said Merry