22/42 I don't neglect things wilfully, but it's so awfully hard to really get at it when the time comes.' The luncheon-bell rang, and Alice, with a cry of dismay, sped to her room. She knew that her brother was to lunch at home to-day, and Richard was terrible in the matter of punctuality. Richard and his wife went together into the garden. 'It's a queer idea; I don't quite know what to think of it. |