20/30 The sun tried to shine but could not quite pierce the intervening clouds, so on every side could be seen exquisite pictures painted in delicate pastel colours. Kate, fresh and rosy, wearing a blue chambray dress, was a picture well worth seeing. Mrs. "You are rather an astonishing creature. You're so big, so vital; you absorb knowledge like a sponge takes water--" "And for the same purpose," laughed Kate. |