“Dick! I know whom you mean,—but it would be crazy for—.”
“Don’t hesitate, my dear; it was Mac Holland.”
“For Mac, then not to go on here. Think of the schools right at hand!”
“Often it is wise to have another environment. Why did you want to go away to school?”
“Because Father and Mother were going away!”
“Is this my truthful cousin?”
“Well, I will acknowledge that I’ve always been crazy for the experience. So, I’ve had it!”
“Seriously, Shirley, has it been all right for you?” Dick was her sober, brotherly cousin now, who had taken care of her on the summer trip.
“Yes, Dick. I have learned a great deal in several ways. There are things that have happened that have not been just what I would have chosen; but in the lessons and everything about the school, and in the lovely friends that I have made,—well, I wouldn’t have missed it.”
“I will tell Aunt Anne that, then. You have satisfied her with your letters and cards, she said.”