As she went down the walk Nancy Ellen sprang up and ran to her while Robert Gray followed.
"You'll have to talk to me on the road," said Kate.

"I am forbidden the house which also means the grounds, I suppose." She walked across the road, set the telescope on the grass under a big elm tree, and sat down beside it.
"I find I am rather tired," she said.

"Will you share the sofa with me ?" Nancy Ellen lifted her pink skirt and sat beside Kate.

Robert Gray stood looking down at them.
"What in the world is the matter ?" asked Nancy Ellen.
"You know, of course, that Father signed a contract for me to teach the home school this winter," explained Kate.

"Well, I am of age, and he had no authority from me, so his contract isn't legal.