CHAPTER XII
ONE DISASTROUS AFTERNOON
DO practise," said Rosemary desperately.
"Well not enough, or Miss Mason wouldn't say your work was falling below your usual standard," Aunt Trudy insisted. "She was here this afternoon, Hugh, and she asked me whether Rosemary was giving as much time as usual to the piano."
"Oh, let her slow up this kind of weather, if she wants to," responded the doctor lazily. "I think she's stuck pretty faithfully to the scales and finger exercises myself."
Rosemary flashed him a grateful look.
"Of course I don't want to find fault," said Aunt Trudy to this, "but you know I feel responsible. And Winnie was saying this morning that Sarah and Shirley are left too much to themselves."
"Oh, that's all right," declared Sarah hastily and Shirley echoed, "Yes, that's all right."