'Miss Foster's as strong as Samson!--or ought to be.

What follies has she been up to ?' '_Please_, Reggie--hold your tongue! You shall talk as much nonsense as you please when once we have started the poor child off.' And Eleanor too ran forward.

Manisty had just put together a rough mounting block from some timber in the farm-building.

Meanwhile the other two ladies had been helpful and kind.

Mrs.Elliott had wrapped a white Chudda shawl round Lucy's shivering frame.