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When her aunt bade her come and speak to the lady who was kind enough to promise to teach her, she stood for a moment regarding me gravely with childish inquisitiveness before she gave me her hand. "What are you going to teach me?" she asked. "I don't think I want to be taught, auntie; I can read, I have been reading to Flossy, and I can write, and hem father's handkerchiefs. Ask nursie."
"Yes, dearie, yes, we'll come out under the plum tree, we will," echoed Mrs. Prettyman. "See, Nursie, take my arm, I'll help you out into the warm sunshine," Robinette said. They progressed very slowly, the old woman leaning with all her weight upon the arm of her strong young helper. Then under the flickering shade of the tree they sat down together for their talk.
'Oh! cried the nurse with a sigh that was almost a scream, and ran on faster than ever. 'Nursie! Lootie! I can't run any more. Do let us walk a bit. 'What am I to do? said the nurse. 'Here, I will carry you. She caught her up; but found her much too heavy to run with, and had to set her down again.
"You never saw her," said Firefly, in an aggrieved voice. "You wouldn't give me your tea-roses. I don't think it's nice of you to be fonder of her than you are of me. And Nursie says her name isn't Virginia." "Never mind, she's Virginia to me, and the boy is Paul. Why, Fly, what a jealous little piece you are. Come here, and sit on my lap.
So apparently thought the thrifty old housekeeper, who came out in a plain alpaca gown, and said, 'Ah, my bairns, but you'll soil your beautiful frocks sitting on those garden-seats! 'We can't possibly wear our ordinary frocks to-day, nursie; it would be a dreadful come down. Why! you have taken off your "silken gown," and it's Stella's wedding-day! cried Vava merrily.
"It's called weep, my dear," said nurse, "when it's done by kings and queens." "Well, I should weep," said Amy. "And I make my wills quite differently to Susie. I made a will this morning when it rained. You know you said you were going to give me a paint-box on my birthday, nursie! Well, if I live till my birthday, I'm going to leave it back to you in my will."
But the kindness of the Hackneys pleased her, and she did not seem to mind accepting civilities from them. It was Stella's house, taken in her name, and the other two were to share it for a year, furnishing their own rooms and a sitting-room; the rest was being furnished by Stella, chiefly from Lomore, where old 'nursie' was finding unexpected treasures.
Twice during the meal Stella thought that she heard voices in the passage which she did not recognise as belonging to the servants, who, indeed, were not in the habit of speaking in such loud tones about the house; but she paid no attention to it. The housekeeper, who had formerly been the girls' nurse, and was still called 'nursie' by them, talked more than usual.
'Stella, I've come to the conclusion that we are wrong about London people, announced Vava, as they sat in a sheltered corner listening to the music. 'How, Vava? asked her sister. 'Nursie always used to say they were hard and selfish and suspicious, and I find that they are very kind. First there were the Montague Joneses, and now there's Mrs. Ryan and your Mr.
Charlie Peace, and Mother Dyer...." "Who's she?" Sally demanded. "Mother Dyer. Never heard of her." "Mother Dyer? Baby-farmer. Her you used to call 'Nursie. Go straight along here, and when you've looked at Madame Tussaud's, keep down the Marrabon Road till you come to the Park. See? Regent's Park, that is. And walk along the nice broad road, and you'll find the Zoo on your left.
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