I've done my three cards with pictures of flowers, and the rest of the calendar will have to be plain," said Lizzie.

"You were rather an idiot, Ulyth." "I know.

I'd have asked Helen for the book if she'd been anywhere near, and I meant to tell her afterwards that I'd taken it." "Didn't you explain that to her ?" "No.

It didn't come well when she'd just caught me." "You let her think the worst of you." "It couldn't be helped.

I'm sure Stephanie hunted her up and told her." "Stephanie doesn't like you." "No, because I champion Rona, and Stephanie can't bear her." "There's nothing so much wrong with the poor old Cuckoo now; she's wonderfully inoffensive." "Yes, but she's not aristocratic.