So Augusta had to go, very unwillingly, and the two little sisters and Nan were alone with the Captain.
“Now, Uncle Peter,” said Kitty the moment the door closed behind Augusta, “we want you to be your very nicest self.”
“And what is my nicest self?” he answered.
“We want you to be your exciting self.”
“You quite mystify me, Kitty. I should like to know when I am nicest. And I never knew before that I was exciting.”
“But you are when you make schemes.”
“Oh! that is it, is it?”
“And we want a big, big scheme now—something to last us for months—something to—— You know what I mean, don’t you, Noney?”
“To rouse us all up—to make us walk with our heads in the air,” said Nora.
“Dear me! How very funny!”