"I'll go right down. Sorry I can't go with you, girls."
"May we come and see him just a minute before we start!" asked Peggy quickly, while Polly came eagerly to her side.
"Of course you may. Dad will love to see you," was Nelly's warm response.
"We won't keep you waiting long, girls," said Peggy, "we'll join you at the porte cochere."
Arrayed in their habits, Peggy, Polly and Nelly hurried away.
"Wonder what he looks like," said Juno idly as she drew on her gauntlets.
"Bet he's nice if he's anything like Nelly," said Rosalie.
"Isn't it funny you girls never saw him while you were at Severndale?" said Lily Pearl.
"Perhaps he's not the kind Nelly Bolivar cares to have seen," was Helen's amiable remark, accompanied by a shrug and a knowing look.
"Why, what do you mean, Helen?" asked Natalie with some spirit.