"If your mind has not changed by then," said Hannah. "I should not wonder if you have another impulse to-morrow morning."
"No, I have made my decision, and I shall abide by it," said Juliet, with a curious little quaver in her tones.
Her mother turned towards her as she heard it, but it was impossible to perceive more of Juliet's countenance than the dim outline.
"Are you sure, dear, that you will like going to Folkestone as well as anything else?" asked Mrs. Tracy. "You have not decided too hastily, I hope?"
"Oh no, I shall like it well enough," said Juliet. "The Felgate girls are always good company, and the going to Boulogne will be fun. Perhaps Mr. Felgate may be persuaded to take us to Paris for a few days. Dora said something about it."
"Ah, you would enjoy that," said her mother. "Let me see. You expect to be with them for three weeks, do you not? Will that be change enough for you, or will you like to go somewhere else afterwards?"
"Oh, that will be enough," said Juliet hastily; "at any rate, that is all I can decide on now."
"Very well, dear; only you know it is often necessary to plan a little in advance. It may be impossible to get such rooms as you would like, if you put off securing them."
"I will take the chance of that," said Juliet. "I hate to be tied down to things."
"If Juliet goes to Folkestone, there is no reason why you and I and Salome should not go to the Isle of Wight, as we talked of doing," said Hannah, addressing her mother.