"Oh, well, it's all the same thing!" answered Frank hurriedly.
"Why, of course they are 'York,' 'cause of York House," said Ronnie, delighted at his own brilliance.
"Bravo, Ronnie!" cried his brothers.
At which praise he was so lifted up that he felt for the moment equal to carrying on the battle all by himself.
At this juncture the tea-bell rang, and in spirits the children scrambled downstairs to join their mother in the dining-room.
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[CHAPTER III]
UNCLE MATTHEW'S GENEROSITY
"HAVE you answered either of those letters yet, father?"
"No, Matthew, and I've no intention of doing so. I regard them both as highly impertinent."