Mamma will not be there to direct, you know." "The first question is easily settled; I shall hire a hack for their use.

As to the other, why not let them have their meals served in the sewing-room and occupy the bedroom opening into it ?" "Why, to be sure! that will do nicely," she said, "if you think mamma would not object." "I am quite certain she will find no fault, even if she should make a different arrangement on returning home.

And you wouldn't mind that, would you ?" "Oh no, indeed! Are we not going very fast ?" "Yes; trying to make up lost time." "I hope they will succeed, that our supper may not be spoiled with waiting.

Do you think there will be any one but the servants at Ion to watch for our coming, Ned ?" "Yes; I expect to find the Fairview family there, and have some hope of seeing delegations from the other three.

Mamma wrote Elsie when to look for us, and probably she has let the others know; all of them who have been absent from home this summer returned some days or weeks ago." "And Lester and Elsie brought that orphan niece of his home with them, I suppose.