“O, yes, to have the walls done over and a piece of statuary or two!”
“You don’t want much, do you? I suppose you need some Grecian marbles in your ‘statuary’ or something by Michelangelo at the least.”
“No, we’ll take what we can get,” replied Cathalina, “and with thanks.”
“We’re giving you a fudge party tonight,” said Hilary, “do you drink cocoa, or would you rather have tea or lemonade?”
“Nothing hot in this weather, please; cold water will be good.”
“We shall have iced tea and lemonade, and you may choose then. This is our final party. O, we do have the best times when we are not studying!”
“Make the most of it,” said Aunt Katherine. “School life has a charm of its own, and you will always remember the happy times. I know, because I had them, too, and I laugh yet recalling some of the fun.”
It was not very hard to imagine Aunt Katherine a girl, though, of course, it must have been ages ago, when they wore such funny clothes!
“Have you seen the ‘Woman in Black’ this year?” asked Aunt Katherine of Isabel.
“You mustn’t laugh at it, Mrs. Knickerbocker,” said Isabel with pretended solemnity. “The Greycliff Ghost is not to be trifled with,—but I haven’t seen her. Some of the girls think that I didn’t see anything last year, but I really did. However, I could not say that it was a ghost. I think it was something or somebody that had no business to be there at all, though. This year we have had somebody inside to go around the halls occasionally during the night.” Isabel spoke as if it were rather a grievance that such a guard should be posted. “But we have several mysteries that may or may not be cleared up. I rather enjoy them myself.”