"She said if Tony can bear it, I can; but Tony doesn't mind, he doesn't feel it; he says, though, he would never have said he didn't if he had known it would make it harder for me and Kitty." "Loyal Tony!" laughed Dr.Trenire.

"I like his spirit.

Well, don't fret about it any more; you shall have some others.

I think, though, that we will have some other colour; they aren't very pretty, are they ?" "Pretty!" cried Betty; "they are _'trocious_.

No one else would have worn them.