"They know entirely too much about the place already; please don't let them know you as intimately." "That's all very good, my dear, but you know quite as well as I that we made a frightful mistake in choosing these rooms.

It _is_ cooler on that side of the house.

I'm not too proud to be comfortable, don't you know.
Have you had a look at your grandfather's rooms ?" She was silent for a long time, pondering.

"No, I haven't, Deppy, but I don't mind going over there now with you--just for a look.

We can do it without letting them see us, you know." Just as they were ready to depart stealthily for the distant wing, a servant came up to their rooms with a note from Mrs.Browne.It was an invitation to join the Americans at dinner that evening in the grand banquet hall.