Kind little Canon Clark and his small bird-like wife were great favorites at the Villa Camellia.

They were always invited to school functions, and each term the girls, in relays of about ten at a time, were offered hospitality at the "Villa Bleue," a tiny dwelling that served as parsonage for the British chaplain.

To go to tea at the dear wee house--color-washed blue, and with pink geraniums in its window-boxes--was considered a treat, and Irene and Lorna looked very glum indeed when Miss Rodgers kept severely to their punishment, and substituted Agnes and Elsie for themselves in the next contingent of guests.
"You'll go later on," consoled Peachy.

"Miss Rodgers is really very decent in that way.

She'll see that you get your turn once in a term at any rate.