"And yet you sigh," said Hugh.
"Yes," answered Alice; "I do wish they were here, and I do wonder how they are getting on; but all the same, I've had a happy day."
"That's right, my dear," said Aunt Phyllis; "I am sure your dear parents would be glad to know it."
They stood soberly thinking for a few minutes. Agnes's eyes resting on John's face with an earnest look.
"For some things I wish they could know," she said at last.
"So do I," said Alice; but Agnes noticed that John and Hugh said nothing.
When they went home they found a fire in the dining-room, but Agnes proposed they should go at once to bed.
"May I help you to lock up, instead of John?" asked Hugh.
Agnes looked surprised, but said "Yes," though she would much have preferred her usual companion.
The rest wished good night, and went upstairs, and Agnes and Hugh turned to the lower regions.