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Updated: May 23, 2025
Now I'm not afraid to face anyone why, the old kings would have been proud of me. Come along do." She caught Nora's hand; they dashed down the wide, carpetless stairs, crossed a huge hall, and entered a room which was known as the drawing room at Cronane. It was an enormous apartment, but bore the same traces of neglect and dirt which the whole of the rest of the house testified to.
It was between two and three in the morning when the girls found themselves back again in the desolate mansion of Cronane. Biddy had left a window open; they had easily got in by it and gone up to Biddy's big room on the first floor. They were to sleep together in Biddy's small bed.
Accordingly, when the long cart arrived from Cronane, accompanied by the Squire and his factotum, Mike, the barn was ready to receive the bedstead, the straw paillasse, and the mattress. Nora managed to convey, from the depths of the Castle, sheets, blankets, pillows, and a counterpane, and everything was in apple-pie order by the time the family was supposed to assemble for afternoon tea.
Miss Molly and I want to drive to Cronane. You needn't come with us, Angus; just put the horse to, and I'll drive myself." Accordingly, in less than ten minutes' time the two girls were driving in the direction of Cronane. Molly, brave as she was, had some difficulty in keeping on. She clung to the sides of the car and panted.
"I love the Squire; it is the height of entertainment, as he would call it, to talk to him." Molly accordingly ran off. The Squire was now well enough to sit up in a great easy-chair made of straw, which had been carted over from Cronane for his special benefit, for the padded and velvet-covered chairs of the Castle would not at all have suited his inclinations.
"Nora, as sure as Jehoshaphat and Elephants, I'll be flung out on to the highroad!" cried Molly. "Sit easy and nothing will happen," said Nora, who was seated comfortably herself at the other side and was driving with vigor. Presently they reached Cronane, which looked just as dilapidated as ever. "Oh, the darling place! Isn't it a relief to see it?" said Nora.
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