“Yes, of course, Maria must have a good education, as good as if her own mother had lived.”
“Well, what is to be done, then?”
Then Ida came straight to the point. “The only way I can see is to remove her from doubtful associates.”
“Remove her?” repeated Harry, blankly.
“Yes; send her away to school. Wellbridge Hall, in Emerson, where I went myself, would be a very good school. It is not expensive.”
Harry stared. “But, Ida, she is too young.”
“Not at all.”
“You were older when you went there.”
“A little older.”
“How far is Emerson from here?”