“I should like it ever so much,” said Nan.
“I will come. Good-night, Nan darling.”
Augusta was standing near when Kitty made her petition of Nan.
As Augusta herself was going to bed she went up to Nan and kissed her.
“What did Kitty say to you?” she asked in a whisper.
“Nothing.”
“Nonsense! Tell me at once.”
“She said that she was coming to see me to-morrow morning early, to get into my bed.”
“Oh,” said Augusta, “that sort of thing means confidences. Be careful, Nan; be careful what you are doing.”
Nan said nothing, but went away to her room. When she got there she fell on her knees by the open window and looked out.