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Father would be horrified if he heard her; he'd say she was dangerous. 'She's only silly, said Vava in a superior tone. Then they were both silent, until she exclaimed suddenly, 'Doreen, I have it. I'll tell nursie all about it! 'She'll be worse than father; she's awfully strait-laced, protested Doreen. 'Yes, but she's very charitable too, and she likes Eva.
I certainly never did; besides, we are going to view a house, not take it, corrected her sister. 'As it happens, I could not remember the name, and that's why I was so surprised when Mr. Jones said it, observed Vava. Stella was thoughtful for a moment, and then she said, 'I don't know who can have told him, for only Mr. Stacey knows, unless he heard it from some one at your school.
Have you quarrelled? she inquired. 'I have not quarrelled, and as it takes two to make a quarrel I suppose we have not; but your sister has left, and I cannot imagine why, except that I raised her salary without explaining the reason, he said. 'Left you! What reason did she give? When did she leave just before I came? asked Vava. 'She never came to-day.
I mean, the way things happen are funny, observed Vava, breaking in upon her sister's thoughts. 'What is that apropos of? inquired her elder sister, smiling. 'Why, this afternoon.
She was not one of the form-mistresses, but taught certain subjects throughout the school, and had passed very high examinations; and, in her zeal for the well-being of the school and its pupils, she was apt to be meddlesome, as she was this morning, when, having nothing to do, she was walking about the corridors, and met Vava hurrying in late.
The two girls turned, and found that Stella and Amy had caught up to them and overheard Eva's prophecies about the state of things that awaited them. 'Eva has been having bad dreams or something, I think, laughed Vava, who had recovered her spirits. 'I haven't. I only had a presentiment, and, mark my words, it will come true, declared that young person.
And as for the two other pleasures to which Vava was looking forward so eagerly, Stella did not care for them at all, and was only going to please Vava, whose great day it was.
Vava was silenced for the moment, and then her irrepressible spirits, which had returned at sight of her old nurse and the new home, burst forth, 'What will you do in summer, nursie? You'll have no fire to poke then, and you won't be able to change the conversation when you want! 'I think I'll manage it without the poker, Miss Vava, she declared.
'Hallo, Vava Wharton! Where are you in the moon, wool-gathering? inquired a hearty voice beside her, and a rather stout, common-looking girl, who, however, was nicely dressed and had a pleasant face, patted her on the back. 'Oh Doreen! you startled me. I was thinking! ejaculated Vava. 'Not very pleasant thoughts, by the look of you, said Doreen, with a sharp look at Vava's grave face.
'But the letter is marked "Private and confidential," Monty, protested his wife. 'I'll "private and confidential" her. You haven't any right to libel any one confidentially, and I'll make her eat her words, daring to accuse my little Vava of looking at examination papers, and Scripture examination papers too! The woman must be an idiot! cried the irate man.
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