Grace had spent much thought on the dining-room.

The buffet, serving tables, tables and chairs were white, and the silver, linen and various other appointments had been carefully chosen.
"I wish the girls to feel that this room is a place where they can eat and be merry.

It is in the dining-room that they will first become acquainted with one another," Grace had said to Mrs.Gray while they were choosing the dining-room furniture.

"I like the idea of having the small tables.

The girls can talk quietly and confidentially, if they choose.