They all sat still for a while, with the wonder of it.
“I didn’t think it would be for another week, whatever. The day after to-morrow!”
“I wonder will they go past here, and will we get a look at them?” cried Eileen.
“No, they’re coming past Frazer’s old place.”
“Oh, bother them!” she cried. “We mightn’t see them for weeks. I’ve a good mind to camp at Frazer’s old place, just to get the first look at them. I wonder how many children there are, and do they like the country, and can they ride, and what are their names? Did Mrs. Grey tell you anything about them?”
“No, she doesn’t know them at all.”
“Oh, dear! I don’t know how ever I can live till they come,” groaned Eileen. “I bet I’ll dream about them to-night.”
Sure enough she did, and she recounted her dream to a wondering group next morning.
“Yes, there were five of them, and what do you think—they were all exactly the one size?”
“Oh!——”