[The Palace Beautiful by L. T. Meade]@TWC D-Link bookThe Palace Beautiful CHAPTER XV 10/16
Now, is it not a little bit wrong of you to be proud after the way you lectured Primrose? Well, Primrose, shall we go to Mrs.Moore? I don't know anything about Kensington, but I suppose it is as good as any other place.
I don't suppose, either, a pound a week is too much for the three of us.
Shall we go to Mrs. Moore, Primrose ?" Daisy also joined her voice in favor of going to Mrs.Ellsworthy's friend, and after all, but for that obstinate young person Primrose, the good little lady might have had her way, but Primrose, although she was quite ignorant of fashionable localities or of any London expenses, was very firm, very firm indeed, when she made up her mind. "It is most kind of you to call and say all this to us," she answered. "Oh, yes, we would come if we had not quite decided on an altogether different plan.
That being the case we cannot go to Mrs.Moore--thank you so much." When Jasmine heard her sister speak her face first fell and then brightened up considerably.
"How stupid of me to forget!" she said. "Oh, yes, we have made a lovely plan, and of course we could not go to anybody whom anybody knew.
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