It would give the dining-room a better look, do you not think so ?" And to this also Miss La Sarthe agreed.

So Miss Roberta joyfully found Halcyone out upon the second terrace and imparted to her the good news.
They would arrange flowers in the epergne, she suggested--a few sweet williams and mignonette and a foxglove or two.

A pretty posy fixed in sand, such as she remembered there always was in their gala days.
Halcyone was enchanted at the prospect.
"Oh! dear Aunt Roberta, do let me do it all," she said.

"You sit here on the bench and I will run and fetch the epergne--and we can pick what we think best.

Or--don't you think just a big china bowl full of sweet peas would be prettier?
The sand might show and, and--the epergne is rather stiff." But Miss Roberta looked aggrieved.