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Updated: June 13, 2025
'She aggravates me with her airs and unfriendliness, said Vava in an apologetic tone. 'And who are you to criticise your elders in that unbecoming way? What do you know of the world?
Moreover, this same sister had written her a very stiff letter in answer to her warning against Doreen as a friend for Vava; and it is to be feared there was a certain amount of spite mingled with a desire for discipline when she replied, 'That is no excuse. You are too late to go into the examination, and you will disturb all the others.
This seemed quite natural; but when Vava had spent two or three whole Saturdays with Doreen, for she did not often go to the City on that day now, Stella woke up to the fact that Eva was rather out of it.
So apparently thought the thrifty old housekeeper, who came out in a plain alpaca gown, and said, 'Ah, my bairns, but you'll soil your beautiful frocks sitting on those garden-seats! 'We can't possibly wear our ordinary frocks to-day, nursie; it would be a dreadful come down. Why! you have taken off your "silken gown," and it's Stella's wedding-day! cried Vava merrily.
'We wanted to take a house, but it is too expensive, and the one we looked at was dreadfully dear, although it had no garden. Oh how I would love a house with a garden! Some of the girls at school have gardens, and even greenhouses, for they bring leaves and flowers to school for our painting and botany lessons, and yet they are not rich, observed Vava. 'All houses are not dear. Girls!
'If only she could come herself, Stella! said Vava wistfully. But Stella replied decidedly, 'That is impossible; she could not possibly do the work of that house alone, and we cannot afford two servants. So Vava gave up all hope of seeing her old nurse until fate should take them north again.
Because, if that is all, you just introduce me to her to-morrow morning, and let me talk to her, and I'll soon teach her different, said the girl cheerfully. Vava thought to herself that Doreen would not have made this suggestion if she had overheard Stella's opinion of her schoolfellows, and she felt that, kind though she was, Doreen was the last girl she would like to introduce to her sister.
It has been a great thing for her your sister making friends with her; but it must just go as far as you wish out of school, said Doreen's mother. 'It may go as far as you like; I could not wish for a nicer companion for Vava, said Stella. And Vava heard her with surprise.
It is Miss Briggs, who says she is not an improving companion for you, and that her language is very vulgar. But I can't believe you could learn harm from that girl; she has such a nice, open face, said Stella. 'So she has. All she said was that she couldn't stand liars, and I suppose that shocked Miss Briggs; but I believe in calling a spade a spade, announced Vava.
They may not want to know us, for we shall be very poor; but I won't be patronised by any one, and I don't want them to call. Vava looked as if she were going to say something, but thought better of it, and gave the desired promise. There was nothing now to keep them at Lomore. Mr. Stacey's clerks had made an inventory of the contents of the house; David M'Taggart and Mrs.
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