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Updated: May 13, 2025
Aunt Ada with Miss Vincent was sitting on the sofa in the drawing-room, with a newly-worked cosy, like a giant's fez, over the teapot, and Valetta's crewel cushion fully displayed.
Valetta's crewel battle cushion had been reduced to a delicious design of the battle of the frogs and mice, drawn by Aunt Ada, and which she delighted in calling at full length 'the Batrachyomachia, sparing none of the syllables which she was to work below. And it was to be worked at regularly for half an hour before bed-time.
There was a tell-tale colour in Valetta's cheeks, by which Mysie might have discerned that Valetta had not resisted the charm of declaring 'that she knew something, even though this was sure to lead to tortures of various kinds from Wilfred until it was extracted.
Mount came up with intent to brush Miss Valetta's hair, and to expedite the going to bed. Gillian, not very happy about the revelations she had heard, went downstairs, and found her younger aunt alone, Miss Mohun having been summoned to a conference with one of her clients in the parish room.
She might get a more definite answer from her parents, or something might happen to make explanation to her aunt either unnecessary or much more easy -and she was safe from discovery. But examinations had yet to be passed. Examinations were the great autumn excitement. Gillian was going up for the higher Cambridge, and Valetta's form was under preparation for competition for a prize in languages.
However, first she had a conference in private with Aunt Jane, who undertook therein to come to Silverton for Valetta's birthday, and add astonishment and mystery sufficient to satisfy such of the public as were weary of Christmas-trees. She added, however, 'You will think I am always at you. Lily, but did you know that Flinders is living at Darminster?
With many thanks for the consideration you have shown for her, I remain, faithfully yours, 'A very different tone indeed, and it quite agrees with Valetta's account, said Miss Mohun. 'Yes, the other two girls were by far the most guilty.
There was Kally, and there was poor Valetta's mess, and her justifying herself by saying I did more for the Whites than you knew, and altogether, I grew sorry I had begun it, for I was sure it was not acting honestly towards you, Aunt Jane, and I hope you will forgive me. Miss Mohun put her arm round the girl and kissed her heartily. 'My dear Gill, I am glad you have told me!
Climbing on board the Rattler were the men and the Huahine women who had been hidden in the Valetta's cabin and who had swum for it under the protecting fire. The Fuatino men who had been towing in the whaleboat had cast off the line, dashed back through the passage, and were rowing wildly for the south shore.
Gillian gave a desperate twist, but let her aunt smooth her hand. 'All the class -almost -seem to have done it in some telegraphic way, hard to understand, proceeded Aunt Jane. 'There must have been some stupidity on the part of the class-mistress, Miss Mellon, or it could not have gone on; but there has of late been a strong suspicion of cribbing in Caesar in Valetta's class.
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