After Dan had put things in that light, Kitty suddenly realized that their conduct in the matter had been neither honourable nor honest.
"We will have our lessons and leave directly after," she planned cheerfully.

"I will ask Fanny to let us have some food to take with us for our dinner, and then we will go to the farm for tea, and come home in time for supper.

Won't it be jolly! And we will have our dinner down by the river--by that dear little silvery, sandy beach, you know." "It sounds fine," said their father, returning to the room just in time to hear the arrangements.

"I wish I could go too." "I wish you could," cried Kitty.

"Wouldn't it be fun to see father exploring the woods, and catching beetles and minnows, and paddling in the river, and--daddy, can't you come, just this once ?" "No, child, there is no paddling for me to-day, or playing wild man of the woods or anything else.