But Mrs. Burrage made no answer, and the rest of the drive, long as it was, was rather stupid.
CHAPTER XLII.
RULES.
The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings. Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it. Madge came home in a great state of delight.
"It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be. Mr. Dillwyn was so pleasant; and told me everything and about everything; about the pictures, and the masters; I shouldn't have known what anything meant, but he explained it all. And it was such fun to see the people."
"The people!" said Lois.
"Yes. There were a great many people; almost a crowd; and it did amuse me to watch them."
"I thought you went to see the paintings."
"Well, I saw the paintings; and I heard more about them than I can ever remember."
"What was there?"