‘What, the Baron?’ said Claude, in surprise.
‘Yes,’ said Lily, ‘is it not delightful? He said at first, Emily was too inexperienced to teach a young servant; but then we settled that Hannah should be upper servant, and Esther will only have to wait upon Phyl and Ada. Then he said Faith Longley was of a better set of people, but I am sure it would give one the nightmare to see her lumbering about the house, and then he talked it over with Robert and with Rachel.’
‘And was not Rachel against it, or was she too kind to her young ladies?’
‘Oh! she was cross when she talked it over with us,’ said Lily; ‘but we coaxed her over, and she told the Baron it would do very well.’
‘And Robert?’
‘He was quite with us, for he likes Esther as much as I do,’ said lily.
‘Now, Lily,’ said Jane, ‘how can you say he was quite with you, when he said he thought it would be better if she was farther from home, and under some older person?’
‘Yes, but he allowed that she would be much safer here than at home,’ said Lily.
‘But I thought she used to be the head of all the ill behaviour in school,’ said Claude.
‘Oh! that was in Eleanor’s time,’ said Lily; ‘there was nothing to draw her out, she never was encouraged; but since she has been in my class, and has found that her wishes to do right are appreciated and met by affection, she has been quite a new creature.’