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Updated: June 14, 2025
It's a very rich and comfortable 'ouse, miss; and the way they two goes on is most excitin'. It's joke, joke, and play, play, from morn till night that's the ma and steppa of Miss Maggie. I've brought a letter from Mrs. Martin to be delivered straight to Miss Maggie." "I can give it to her," said Aneta in her calm voice.
It was a strange fact that while Maggie was in no danger at all, while everything seemed to be going right with her, and as long as she held an undeniable position in the school as one of the queens, Aneta could scarcely endure her; that now that Maggie Howland, was, so to speak, at her mercy, this girl, whose nature was fine and brave and good, felt a strong desire to help her.
It was as though she had, for the first time in her life, absolutely taken Maggie's part. Her eyes, when she spoke of Maggie, were full of affection. The girls were puzzled; but Merry, as they turned away, suddenly ran back to Aneta, swept her arm round the girl's neck, and said, "Oh Neta, I do love you!" Aneta pressed Merry's hand. For the first time these two understood each other.
"Something very important indeed. I must see you." "Well, breakfast follows prayers; come to me the minute breakfast is over." "Thank you, dear Mrs. Ward," said Aneta. At breakfast Merry asked Aneta how Maggie was. Aneta said that Maggie had a headache, and would not be in school during the morning. "Then what are we to do about our day?" said Molly Tristram, who overheard this remark.
Cardew went to call on them the other day, and asked the question. You made a mistake in announcing your stepfather as being a connection of our friends." "Did I? Perhaps so," said Maggie. "I thought he was, that's all." "You thought wrong," said Aneta. "I felt I would mention it to you. He may be just as well connected," she added quietly; "but he is not related to the Martyns of The Meadows."
"But, now, the thing is this: if we don't help her she will be absolutely lost, all her chance taken from her, and her character ruined for ever. We do a lot at our school for those poor slum-girls, but we never do anything for girls in our class. Now, I mean my girl in future to be Maggie Howland." "Aneta, you are absurd!" "I mean it, auntie; her father's daughter deserves help.
"Have you come here to talk about Merry Cardew?" "Yes, about her, and other matters." "Don't you trust me at all, Aneta?" Aneta looked full up at the girl. "No, Maggie," she said. "Do you think when you say so that you speak kindly?" "I am afraid I don't, but I can't help myself," said Aneta. Maggie gave a faint yawn. She was, in reality, far too interested to be really sleepy.
"Maggie," said Aneta, "I have managed everything." "Aneta you haven't" "Yes; he isn't coming to-morrow, nor is your mother; and Aunt Lucia has invited you to spend the Christmas holidays with us. You can see your mother occasionally; but, somehow or other, Maggie dear, you are to be my friend in future; and oh, Maggie!" "Oh Aneta! how can I ever, ever thank you?"
After thinking for a little time she sprang to her feet, and going to the electric bell, sounded it. After a short delay a servant appeared. "Mary," said Aneta, "will you have the goodness to ask Miss Lucy if I may speak to her for a minute?" "Yes, miss," replied Mary, closing the door behind her in her usual noiseless fashion. In a very few minutes Miss Johnson entered Aneta's room.
The room was a study in pale blue and white. It was all exquisitely neat, fresh, airy, and the smell of the flowers in the window-boxes came in through the open windows. "Why," said Cicely with a gasp, "we might almost be in the country!" "This is one of the nicest rooms in the whole house," said Aneta. "But why should I say that," she continued, "when every room is, so to speak, perfect?
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