And May ran.
"I didn't tell him to go out and change that cloth."
"I did."
"I must remind you, Madam, that he is my nephew and I shall not permit him to go about dressed like a girl in my house."
"And I must remind you that the boy is your guest, at your invitation, and I shall not permit you to terrify and oppress him."
The General glared at Sarah and Sarah returned his look. Then Sarah nodded her head emphatically and the General did the same. There was no more said, but it looked as if the masquerader's position in the Haines household was likely to be one of no little importance.
CHAPTER VII
BEING A GIRL
"It is perfectly horrid to be a girl," Gay said to himself, as the train steamed away toward Hazelnook. "I always thought that the first time I traveled alone I'd ask to ride on the engine; now I can't do it because I've got on these old skirts! I hope May won't suffer so being a boy. I——"