"Come now and have some tea, or you will get a headache." The next day Hetty went to work again, and succeeded at last in producing a striking and beautiful design.

She was far from satisfied with it herself, and said to Nell, "I fear your friend will not think it good enough, but it is the best I can do." "I think it is lovely," said Nell; "and what trouble you have taken with it! She will be hard to please if she does not like it." And then Nell fled away with it, and Hetty turned to her books again with a happy feeling at her heart.

It seemed to her that she had never before had an opportunity of performing any voluntary service for those who had been so generous towards her, but now she had been able to do something which would really give pleasure to the guest in their house.
And then she wished she could see that charming Miss Gaythorne, who was said to be fond of drawing, and to know a great deal about it.

She dreamed that night that she was walking through a picture-gallery with the girl called Reine, who was pointing out all the beauties to her as they went.
In the meantime Reine was greatly delighted with the drawing.
"The girl is really a little genius," she said; "will you not allow me to make her acquaintance ?" "I will ask mamma to invite her to the drawing-room some evening," said Nell.

"Mother does not like her to come often, for fear of spoiling her.
Phyllis has an idea that Hetty needs a great deal of keeping down; but I think it is only because Phyllis is so good herself that she thinks so badly of Hetty." Reine laughed, and a look of fun remained in her eyes a few moments after this naive speech of Nell's.