Peg said "Humph!" and added that she did not think Mrs. Ledley would be particularly pleased.
"Are you ashamed of the man or what?" she demanded bluntly. "He can't be much of a chap not to have wanted to see your mother."
Again Faith rushed eagerly to his defence.
"He did want to. It was my fault that she was not told. It was my suggestion. I wanted to surprise her."
Peg laughed grimly.
"I should say she'll be surprised all right," she said.
"She'll be delighted," Faith maintained. "Why, we shall be ever so rich!"
"Rich!" Peg stared at her companion suspiciously, and the younger girl flushed.
"Mother won't have to work any more," she said proudly. "And we can send the twins to a nice school." She paused. "And he's got a motor-car," she added in an awed voice.
Peg burst into shrill laughter.