And now he's writing again, you see; oh, such a lot of rubbish! I can hear him saying it all through his nose.

Do tell me what I ought to do next.' 'You must either pay no attention to the letter, or reply so that he can't possibly misunderstand you.' 'Call him names, you mean ?' 'My dear Louise!' 'But that's the only way with such men.

I suppose you never were bothered with them.

I think I'd better not write at all.' Emmeline approved this course, and soon left Miss Derrick to her reflections.
The next day Louise carried out her resolve to write for information regarding the progress of things at Coburg Lodge.

She had not long to wait for a reply, and it was of so startling a nature that she ran at once to Mrs.Mumford, whom she found in the nursery.
'Do please come down.