"A river ain't far off," Kezia muttered.
George had arrived and, hearing these voices, he tramped upstairs to save the situation.
"They are going to Drivelmouth," he said.
"I fancied Miss Nellie said Drivelford," remarked the futile Kezia.
"I know she did, and that's where Miss Sophy come from. Why does she want to go back there again?" Bessie inquired warmly.
"You ought to know by this time it's no use attending to what Miss Yard says. Drivelford is quite a different place from Drivelmouth, which happens to be on the sea just where that beautiful river, the Drivel, runs into it. There's a splendid sandy beach—and it's quite a new place they've just discovered," explained George.
"Seems funny, if 'twas there, they never found it avore," said the suspicious Bessie.
"It has just become popular. It was a little fishing village, and now they are making roads and building houses because doctors have discovered there's something in the air," George continued.
"That's what Miss Nellie told me. There's an amazing big cemetery, and 'tis a wonderful healthy place," said Kezia.
"You see, doctors recommend the place so highly that old people go there and die. That accounts for the cemetery, which is not really a local affair, for Drivelmouth is the healthiest place in England," said George.