“Yes,” agreed Willie and Doris. “And, another thing,” went on Willie; “I don’t see what Miss Gibson wants to go for. Mollie ought to go instead.”
“Oh, no, Miss Gibson must go,” said Mollie, hastily. “It wouldn’t be nice to leave her at home.”
“No, and, besides, let them see we have a governess,” said Eileen. “It’s just as well to let people know you can afford it.”
“I never thought of that,” agreed Willie. “I hope your Mother wears her best dress.”
“Of course she will,” they chorussed. “And now let’s find Mother, and get her to name a day, because once the day’s named half the trouble’s over.”
Off they scampered to find Mother.
CHAPTER XXVI.
SOME MERRY MEETINGS.
The visit was paid at last, and Eileen went as a kind of “scout,” to seek news and information, and the others waited with what patience they could for their return. But the time seemed very long as they watched up the road, long before there could be any possibility of them appearing; and at last Eva suggested that they should walk up and meet them. Willie joined them, and they all marched forth and walked to the Big White Gate, a mile and a half from home, before they met them. Eileen sprang out to tell them everything.
“I’ll walk home,” she said, “because I’ve got such a lot to tell them.”
“Won’t you get in and have a drive, Doris?” asked Mother.