"Are we to go to Morne?" cried Angelica.
"For a visit—to stay?" said Diavolo.
"If you behave yourselves," their mother answered.
"Oh, in that case!" said Diavolo, shrugging his shoulders as at an impossibility.
"It would never do for us to be good there," said Angelica. "Grandpapa would be so dreadfully disappointed if we were."
"Quite so," said Diavolo.
And then they scampered out together into the hall, and kicked each other in the exuberance of their spirits, but without ill-will.
CHAPTER II.
As soon as the Heavenly Twins were safely settled at Morne, Mr. Hamilton-Wells played them a huge trick. He made Lady Adeline pack up and set off with him for a voyage round the world without them. When their parents were well on the way, and the news was broken to the children, the people at Morne expected storm and trouble; but the Heavenly Twins saw the joke at once, and chuckled immoderately.
"I wonder how long it took him to think it out?" said Diavolo.