When she and Miss Howes were alone in their room, she said: "Emily, are you real set on gettin' back to South Middleboro tonight ?" "No, Auntie.

Why ?" "Well, if you ain't I think I'd like to stay over another day.

I've got an idea in my head and, such a thing bein' kind of unusual, I'd like to keep company with it for a spell.

I'll tell you about it by and by; probably 'twon't come to anything, anyway." "But do you think we ought to stay here, as Miss Parker's guests?
Wouldn't it be--" "Of course it would.

We'll go over to that hotel, the one we started for in the first place.