"But tell me," I said, "when do we start."
"We start on Tuesday. The whole lot of us together, you know, servants and all. Won't that be fun?"
"Ye—es," I said, "it will—I mean it would if I could go with you, but unfortunately——"
"What!" she said, "you mean to desert us?"
"No, no, I can never desert you, but I've got two solemn engagements on Tuesday—meetings in the City."
"Then I'm to take the whole party, am I?"
"Yes, dear," I said. "And I'll join you next day."
"You've won," she said.