“Never!”
“Now I suppose we shall have to pack,” groaned Martha, as they left the dining room after lunch. “That’s the only part of a trip that I don’t like.”
“I want to consult you girls,” said Miss Ashton. “Will you come in here, please?” entering the white parlor on the opposite side of the hall.
“I wonder what has happened,” thought Jeanette anxiously; for their chaperon looked very serious.
“One of my letters yesterday,” began Miss Ashton, when they were seated before the fireplace in the attractive room with its white woodwork and blue upholstered furniture, “told me that I shall not have to report on a new case for another two weeks. This place seems to be very healthful and pleasant, and I wondered if you would mind canceling our sailing reservations for to-night and staying on a few days longer——”
“Mind!” exclaimed Martha and Jeanette together.
Nancy said nothing at all, but her eyes shone.
“I shall devote the time to rest; for I expect to have a rather heavy, busy season. Do you think you can find enough amusement by yourselves to keep from being bored?”
“Of course we can,” replied Jeanette. “I, for one, love to ramble about a strange place; and I know Nan does too.”
“I’ll hire a car, I think, and practice; so I can take my test as soon as we go home,” announced Martha.