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A question was asked a question calculated to tax severely the skill and ingenuity of the active brain. Ada hesitated for one moment, then made a fatal blunder; and Nellie, answering correctly, slipped quietly into the seat of the deposed sovereign. Winnie's delight was indescribable.
Jones said nothing further at the moment, but before the girls had separated for the night Ada had told Edith what had occurred. At that time they were in the house alone together, alone as regarded the family, though they still had the protection of Peter. Mr. Jones had started on his journey to Galway. "Papa," said Ada, "knows all about Yorke." "Knows what?" demanded Edith.
'I'm afraid we are all rather strange specimens of young ladies, replied Gillian; 'very untidy, I mean. 'And I'm sure I don't know what Miss Mohun and Miss Ada will say' said good Mrs. Mount. 'What's that? What am I to say? asked Aunt Jane, coming into the room. But, after all, Aunt Jane proved to have more sympathy with 'messes' than any of the others.
"No, I was sure you wouldn't, dear, you are such a kind, generous creature, so unselfish. I do hate selfishness, and though the allowance you now give is very handsome " "I am to make it a little larger," put in Katherine, good-humoredly, as Mrs. Ormonde paused, not knowing how to finish her sentence. "Be content, Ada; you shall have due notice when I have made all my plans.
"I should deeply grieve were I to cause you greater risk than you have already run for Ada Garden's sake." "No harm is yet done," replied Nina. "I took care, thanks to my brother's knowledge of drugs, that all who were likely to interfere should sleep soundly to-night. I tried it as an experiment, that, on another occasion, I might be able to assist you in the same way. Now let us hasten back."
As the children took their way to their seats, Alma was amazed to see Ada Singer pass Lucy without a word, and even turn her head to avoid looking at her. The child had watched this close friendship so wistfully that she instantly saw there was trouble, and naturally thought of her invitation from Lucy as connected with it.
"Oh where are you taking me to?" exclaimed Ada, when, too late, she heard the sounds of the strange voices round her, and found that she was descending the ravine. "To happiness and freedom," he answered passionately, and pressed her closer in his arms. Ada, with horror, saw that she was cruelly betrayed.
He knew that Hilda and Ada had gone up the valley together on a visit to a kinswoman, for Herfrida had spoken of expecting them back to midday meal; guessing, therefore, that it must be them, he drew back out of sight, and clambered hastily up the bank, intending to give them a surprise.
As they left the side of the unfortunate vessel, a shout of exultation escaped them; and soon after, Ada perceived through the gloom a thick smoke ascending from the hatchways, followed quickly by forked flames, which leaped upwards, and rapidly enveloped the masts and lower, rigging.
At last Lemm came back and brought him a scrap of paper, on which Lisa had scribbled in pencil the following words: "We cannot meet to-day; perhaps, to-morrow evening. Good-bye." Lavretsky thanked Lemm briefly and indifferently, and went home. He found his wife at breakfast; Ada, in curl-papers, in a little white frock with blue ribbons, was eating her mutton cutlet.
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