11/23 I shall live very quietly indeed.' She banged on the piano till nearly eleven o'clock, and went off to bed with a smile of virtuous contentment. Mrs.Grove was Emmeline's elder sister, a merry, talkative, kindly woman. Aware of the circumstances, she at once made friends with Miss Derrick, and greatly pleased that young lady by a skilful blending of "superior" talk with easy homeliness. He came down on his bicycle, and would return in the same way. |