You knew it would be nip and tuck if I got a school at all." "Of course we did! We thought you couldn't possibly get one, this late, so we fixed up the scheme to let you have my school, and let me sew on my linen this winter.

We thought you would be as pleased as we were." "I am too sorry for words," said Kate.

"If I had known your plan, I would have followed it, even though I gave up a better school at a higher salary.

But I didn't know.

I thought I had to paddle my own canoe, so I made my own plans.