CHAPTER 3.VI.
Father would never forgive them.

That was what they felt more than ever when, two mornings later, they went into his room to go through his things.

They had discussed it quite calmly.

It was even down on Josephine's list of things to be done.

"Go through father's things and settle about them." But that was a very different matter from saying after breakfast: "Well, are you ready, Con ?" "Yes, Jug--when you are." "Then I think we'd better get it over." It was dark in the hall.