Nellie went into their room and sought Ada. "Here is a letter for you, Ada," she said.
"I wish, Nellie," said Ada in return, "that you would make those children mind their own business. They are always keeping me in order."
"You should try not to mind a little remark, dear; it is difficult to repress everything, isn't it?"
"I should, if I had the management," said Ada.
"Would you?" said Nellie, smiling a little; "but here's your letter, Ada."
"Who's it from?" asked Ada ungraciously, holding out her hand, however, for it.
"From Christina."
"I declare!" said Ada, reading and brightening up. "She has asked me for a fortnight to Sunnyside, and Tom, too. Can he go, Nellie?"
"I think so, if papa says he can; but it will be a great charge for you."
"But then there will be Christina, and she understands Tom so well."