"Please don't'
,
pleaded Isabel the tears gathering in her eyes "I could not help feeling so, indeed I could not."
"Don't blame her mamma, it does not matter now," put in Emily.
"She was a stupid little goose to care so much about it; and I always said so," chimed in Lucy.
"Pray who is a stupid little goose," asked Everard joining the group in the drawing-room.
"Ask no questions——you know the rest" returned Lucy saucily.
"Dear me, how late we shall be" cried Emily "what can make papa and Harry so long."
"On arriving at the Park, an unexpected pleasure caused a great deal of excitement. On entering the dressing-room they met Ada. "Oh, when did you come."
I'm so glad." "How delightful." Burst from them simultaneously, as Ada was hugged in a manner that bid fair to ruin the effect of her careful toilet.