Now, look here! Let's do a penance to show we're sorry we didn't think about telling her before what nice cooking she does, and what a dear she is.' 'Penances are silly,' said Robert.
'Not if the penance is something to please someone else.

I didn't mean old peas and hair shirts and sleeping on the stones.

I mean we'll make her a sorry-present,' explained Anthea.

'Look here! I vote Cyril doesn't tell us his idea until we've done something for old Nurse.

It's worse for us than him,' she added hastily, 'because he knows what it is and we don't.