You see, my sister Ella hasn't got much to do at home, and don't read anything, or sew, or play solitaire, you see; and she hears about pretty much everything that goes on, you see.

Well, Ella says a lot of the girls have been talking about Mildred and this Arthur Russell for quite a while back, you see.
They were all wondering what he was going to look like, you see; because he only got here yesterday; and that proves she must have been talking to some of 'em, or else how----" Alice laughed airily, but the pretty sound ended abruptly with an audible intake of breath.

"Of course, while Mildred IS my most intimate friend," she said, "I don't mean she tells me everything--and naturally she has other friends besides.

What else did your sister say she told them about this Mr.Russell ?" "Well, it seems he's VERY well off; at least Henrietta Lamb told Ella he was.

Ella says----" Alice interrupted again, with an increased irritability.