"Yes. That will be the way. It would be a pity for the whole scheme to fall through for lack of brains. I suppose the others would never agree?"
"The girls might," said Lee, "but Arthur never. He would rise up like a lion. You know, deep down in his heart he's a frightful stickler for the proprieties."
"We shall get ourselves into trouble."
"It will not be the first or the last time. And besides, we can escape to the woods if necessary, like Bessie Belle and Mary Grey."
"Who were they?"
"'They were two bonnie lassies.
They built a house on yon burn brae
And thecht it o'er wi' rashes.'"