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The girls looked rosy and sunburnt. This was an ideal moment for Penelope. She almost forgot Mrs. Hungerford in her delight at this meeting with her relatives. But suddenly at the last moment she remembered. "How are you, Aunt Sophy? I am scrumptiously glad to see you. How are you, Verena? How are you, Paulie? Oh! please forgive me; I must say good-bye to the chocolate old lady."
You don't know if you love me or not?" "I don't think that I love anybody, Renny." "Oh, Paulie! then there must be something dreadfully bad the matter with you." Pauline buried her face in Verena's soft white neck and lay quiet. "Does your head ache very badly, Paulie?" "Pretty badly; but it is not too bad for us to talk that is, if you will keep off the unpleasant subjects."
Who was the three peoples who walked holding each other's hands? little peoples with short skirts little peoples about the size of you, maybe; and about the size of Briar, maybe; and about the size of Paulie, maybe. Who was they? You answer me that. They wasn't ghostses, was they?" Briar turned pale; Patty glanced at her.
"What is the child driving at?" thought nurse as Penelope marched away. "Would lions crunch her up, and would they crunch up Miss Paulie? Mercy me! I wouldn't like any of us to be put in their way. I do hope Miss Pen won't go off her head after a time; she is too queer for anything. But what is wrong with Miss Pauline? I don't like what she said about Miss Pauline."
"Paulie," said Penelope, taking hold of her hand and pulling her towards her, "I went to see Nancy King t'other day." "Why did you do that?" asked Pauline. "Because I wanted to come to the sea, and there was no other way. Vinegar wouldn't do it, nor tum-aches, but I thought Nancy might." "I don't know what you mean," said Pauline. "In what possible way could Nancy King have brought you here?"
"I was thinking of Punishment Day. And now I want to say something. I want to make the most tremendous confidence. I want to tell you the most tremendous secret." "Oh!" echoed both. "Light that candle, Briar," said Pauline. Briar crossed the room, struck a match, lit the candle, and then turned to see what her darling Paulie wished further. "Bring it right over here," said Pauline.
"I had the lavender sheets put on the bed for you and me," said Nancy. "They are of the finest linen. My mother spun them herself, and she put them in lavender years and years ago. I am heartily glad to welcome you, little Paulie. This is the very first time you have ever slept under our humble roof. So kiss me, dear." "How snug and sweet it all is!" said Pauline. "I am glad that I came."
Pauline's blouse was cream-color; it also had elbow-sleeves, and was very slightly open at the neck. "Do be quick, Paulie," called out Briar. "I have got a sweet, darling, angel of a pink blouse. Get into yours, and I'll get into mine. Oh, what tremendous fun this is!" Briar ran whooping and singing down the corridor. She was met by nurse with baby in her arms.
Her own room faced south; Pauline's, alongside of it, had a window which looked due east. Verena softly opened the door. The chamber was tiny, but it was wonderfully neat and cheerful. A bright fire burned in the small grate. Pauline was lying partly over on her side; her face was hidden. Her dark hair was tumbled about the pillow. "Paulie, it is I," said Verena. "Are you awake?"
Her high spirits had gone down to zero. She now began to wish that she had never come. She wondered if she could possibly get home again without being discovered. At last Nancy noticed her grave looks. "You are tired, Paulie," she said; "and for that matter, so are we. I say, it's full time for bed. Good-night, boys. Put out the lamps when you are tired of amusing yourselves.
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