13/16 No meat for you, dear, but enough bread and butter, some honey left, and plenty of coffee. I should like to have left old Mariandl more, but we are unable to do very much for poor people now. She is just the kind soul to be up and out to fetch us milk for an early first breakfast; but she may have overslept herself.' Chillon smiled. 'You were right, Janet', about not going to bed last night; we might have missed the morning.' 'I hate sleep: I hate anything that robs me of my will,' she replied. |