They were talking of the pleasures that they were looking forward to, and telling of some delightful events that were already planned, when Jack Tiverton gave them a genuine surprise.
"Mamma has just told me something fine," he said, "and I ran right down to tell it to you."
"Oh, tell it quick!" said Flossie.
"We're going to live in Merrivale, and we'll be there soon after we leave here. I'm glad. Are you, all of you?" he asked.
"Of course we're glad," said Dorothy and Nancy; and Flossie hastened to add:
"Every one of us is glad."
There were bright days, and many pleasures in store for the little friends, and those who would like also to enjoy them, and to know what happened during the winter, may read of all this in
"Dorothy Dainty's Holidays."