“Of course I will! But, oh, there will be such a lot to do to get ready. We’d have to take Mrs. MacCall along, too,” she added.
“Of course,” assented Mr. Howbridge. “By all means!”
“And would you go too?” asked Ruth.
“Would you like me to?” the lawyer countered.
“Of course. We’d all like it.”
“I might manage to make at least part of the trip,” was the reply. “Then you have decided to take my offer?”
“Oh, I think it’s perfectly wonderful!” burst out Agnes.
As for Tess and Dot, it could be told what they thought by just looking at them.
“Very well then,” said the guardian, “we’ll consider it settled. I’ll have to see about mules and a driver for the canal part of the trip and—”
An exclamation from Neale interrupted him.