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"Tut! tut!" she said to Sir Dugald. "Why shouldn't they be married to each other? It would be better than Priscilla Gower, if Theodora had nothing but Pam's gray satin for her bridal trousseau." So Theo was left to herself, and having no confidant but the pink and gold journal, gradually began to trust to its page some very troubled reflections.
She said to her once that she would like to know Pamela; and, emboldened by this, Theo ventured to bring one of Pam's letters to read to her; and when she had read it, told the whole story of her sister's generosity in a little burst of enthusiastic love and gratitude that fairly melted tender-hearted old Miss Elizabeth to tears, and caused her to confide afterward to Theo the fact that she herself had felt the influence of the tender passion, in consequence of the blandishments of a single gentleman of uncertain age, whose performances upon the flute had been the means of winning her affections, but had unhappily resulted in his contracting a fatal cold while serenading on a damp evening.
"I'm a great fool," he sobbed, "but I did I did want to be a good lad, and to give up gipsying." Barbara's heart by this time was completely melted, and Duke's and Pam's tears were flowing. "Tim, dear Tim, you must come with us," they said. "Oh, Barbara, do tell him he's to come. Why, even Toby sees how good Tim is; he's not barking a bit, and he's sniffing at him to show he's a friend."
Miss Bremerton was not only plotting to marry his father had perhaps been plotting for it from the beginning but was besides playing an unfair game with Pam spoiling Pam's chances cutting in where she wasn't wanted grabbing, in fact. Anger was mounting in him. Why should his father be mopped up like this? and Pamela made unhappy? 'I'd jolly well like to stop it all! he said, under his breath.
But," turning to Jean, "please forgive me arriving on you like this, and discussing board and lodgings. It's the most frightful cheek on my part, but, you see, Pam's letters have made me so well acquainted with The Rigs and everyone in it that I'm afraid I don't feel the need of ceremony." "We wouldn't know what to do with ceremony here," said Jean. "But I do wish the room had been tidier.
The nice little company-dinner reminded her of it; the solitary little roast fowl and the preserves and puddings; but the company-dinners at Downport had always been detracted from by the sharp annoyance in Pam's face, and the general domestic bustle, and the total inadequacy of gravy and stuffing to the wants of the boys.
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