"It just dropped us in the field over there.

Very pleasant run, though a little chilly in the clouds!" She was obliged to own up, however, in answer to Miss Lever's inquiries, give a precise account of their adventure, and cry "peccavi." "Of course Dollikins had to be orthodox and preach a short sermon," she confided afterwards to Winona, "but I'm sure she'd have done the same thing herself in the circumstances.

I could see admiration in her eye, although she talked about running risks and the possibility of broken necks." Miss Lever, otherwise Dollikins, from the fact that her Christian name was Dorothy, held high favor among the girls.

She was brisk and jolly, decidedly athletic, and a first-rate leader of outdoor expeditions.

She had called at the gamekeeper's cottage _en route_ and shown the letter of permission from the owner of the property, so that the party was able to explore the wood with a clear conscience, despite the trespass notice nailed on to the gate.