"How clever it was of her to do the next thing,—take you into the theatre, and then manage the whole thing so perfectly!"
"Yes, wasn't it clever, and so kind."
"When you drove up did you see any of the teachers?"
"We met Miss Stephens as we entered the hall."
"You don't mean it? What did she say at seeing Dorothea with you?"
"Mrs. Sibley came in with us for a moment, and Miss Stephens looked at the three of us with some surprise, and then said,—
"'I thought Dorothea was coming home long ago under the escort of Bessie Armitage and her brother.'
"At that, Mrs. Sibley answered at once, 'We met Dorothea, and took her with us.'
"Oh! and when Miss Stephens saw Mrs. Sibley and heard her say that, she felt that everything was all right, I suppose. She ought to have been sure of that before, and then you wouldn't have lost your afternoon's skating, and had such a lot of bother."
"Oh, well, it's all turned out satisfactorily."