“You took a drive with her ladyship!”
“I did indeed; you must treat me with great respect after this.”
Jasper put her arms akimbo and burst into a loud laugh.
“I guess,” she said after a pause, “you looked just as fine and aristocratic as her ladyship’s own self.”
“I drove in a luxurious carriage, and had a lovely fur cloak wrapped round me,” replied the girl; “and Lady Frances was very, very kind, and she has asked me to spend Saturday at the Castle.”
“Saturday! Why, that is to-morrow.”
“Yes, I know it is.”
“You are going?”
“Yes, I am going.”
“You will see my little Eve to-morrow?”