When Janet came to look at them she called them by their names; of course they followed me in preference to her; she cried with jealousy.

We had a downright quarrel.

Lady Ilchester invited me to spend a day at her house, Charley being home for his Midsummer holidays.

Charley, Janet, and I fished the river for trout, and Janet, to flatter me (of which I was quite aware), while I dressed her rod as if she was likely to catch something, talked of Heriot, and then said: 'Oh! dear, we are good friends, aren't we?
Charley says we shall marry one another some day, but mama's such a proud woman she won't much like your having such a father as you 've got unless he 's dead by that time and I needn't go up to him to be kissed.' I stared at the girl in wonderment, but not too angrily, for I guessed that she was merely repeating her brother's candid speculations upon the future.

I said: 'Now mind what I tell you, Janet: I forgive you this once, for you are an ignorant little girl and know no better.