"I am afraid I have," he said humbly. "Shall we come over to the tea tent?"
Jill was only too delighted.
VIII
"I MUST LOVE FIRST, BEFORE I CAN GIVE"
But Jill lost her friend in the tent. Several ladies took possession of him, and Miss Falkner told her to come with her and speak to two little girls who were standing outside. They were evidently twins. Both had white delicate faces and long fair hair reaching almost to their waists.
Jill was much astonished when she heard they were the "Indian nieces."
"Why do they call you Indians?" she asked them abruptly, as Miss Falkner having left them they walked across the lawn towards the band.
"We are not Indians," one of the little girls said indignantly. "We have been living in India and came to England last month. Mother and father are still out there."