Otherwise you couldn't have made them believe for so long at Ricksborough Court that you were Marion.
Cook shall make you up a packet of sandwiches so that you won't starve; and if you can keep them busy till the afternoon, we shall have all the time we want to get comfortably away." "I think I can," said Pollyooly with the confidence born of much experience in hide-and-seek.

"But even if they do catch me, they won't know I'm not Lady Marion; I'm sure I can keep them from bothering you all day." The duchess kissed her again, and said: "I shall be ever so much obliged to you if you do.

But half a day will be quite enough.

And now you'd better go to bed; you must be sleepy, and the more sleep you get the fresher you'll be to-morrow.

I shall be gone long before you're up." She took her up-stairs to Marion's bedroom, a charming room on the first floor, and Pollyooly found the most comfortable spring bed so lulling that in spite of her expectation of an exciting morrow, she soon fell asleep.
The yet more excited duchess was longer falling asleep; but she rose at half-past five and dressed and breakfasted.