Part 8 (2/2)
”Nevertheless, she is a sort of cousin of yours?”
”Yes, Lady Lysle is mother's cousin; but then one doesn't love all one's relations,” said Merry carelessly ”Have another piece of cake, Maggie”
”Thanks,” said Maggie, helping herself ”How delicious it is!”
”And put some more cream over your raspberries The raspberries at Meredith Manor are celebrated”
Maggie helped herself to some more creao on telling you about the pictures?” said Merry ”But you s so quickly”
”I alad you think I do; but it so happens that I do not want to hear about the pictures thisI think perhaps I aht of knowing you and your sister, and of being with those sweet girls Molly and Isabel”
”Yes, aren't they darlings'?” said Merry
”I want you to tell ie
”We have half-an-hour yet before I ain at the beginning, and tell irls?”
”Oh, no,” said Merry, speaking slowly ”We are taught at hooverness?”
”No; father objects This is holiday-tioverness andin a low tone--so low that Merry had to strain her ears to hear it
She replied at once, ”'Tisn't nearly so interesting as school; but e are--quite--_quite_ satisfied”
”I wonder you don't go to school,” said Maggie
”Father doesn't wish it, Maggie”
”But you'd like it, wouldn't you?”
”Like it!” said Merry, her eyes distended a little ”Like to see the world and to know other girls? Well, yes, I should like it”
”There'd be discipline, you know,” said Maggie ”It wouldn't be all fun”
”Of course not,” said Merry ”How could one expect education to be all fun?”
”And you would naturally like to be very well educated, wouldn't you?”
said Maggie
”Certainly; but I suppose we are--that is, after a fashi+on”