"No," said Christian; "I'm not hungry. Rosy, if I hadn't done it I'd have been nearly at school now."
"Yes, darling."
"And I wouldn't be feeling such an awfully wicked girl."
"You can't help it," said Rosy. "It's the way of life; we are punished when we do wrong."
"Do you think we did very wrong?"
"For certain we did. I knew it all along, but I couldn't hold back from the fun."
"Do you think we are in danger now, Rosy?"
Rose was silent.
"Rosy, do you think anything will happen to us to-night?"