‘I’ll judge them from you, my dear little sister.’
‘And you forgive me?’
‘To be sure I do. You did as you thought right.’ Strange to say, Theodora had more sympathy for Violet after this awkward evening.
In the middle of the following day, Violet and little Johnnie were together in the drawing-room, when Arthur came in, ‘Well, how are you? I am only here for two hours, but I wanted to know how you are getting on.’
‘Very well indeed, thank you.’
‘Theodora sticks to her flight of Finches, I suppose?’
‘She has been so kind! she has given it up.’
You don’t mean it. I thought she was ready to go through fire and water!’ cried Arthur, incredulously.
‘She has written to refuse.’
‘What, Percy brought her to reason?’