remember that always. The worst thing never QUITE comes.”
She gave Becky a little cheerful shake.
“No, no! You mustn’t cry!” she said. “We must make haste and set the table.”
“Set the table, miss?” said Becky, gazing round the room. “What’ll we set it with?”
Sara looked round the attic, too.
“There doesn’t seem to be much,” she answered, half laughing.
That moment she saw something and pounced upon it. It was Ermengarde’s red shawl which lay upon the floor.
remember that always. The worst thing never QUITE comes.”
She gave Becky a little cheerful shake.
“No, no! You mustn’t cry!” she said. “We must make haste and set the table.”
“Set the table, miss?” said Becky, gazing round the room. “What’ll we set it with?”
Sara looked round the attic, too.
“There doesn’t seem to be much,” she answered, half laughing.
That moment she saw something and pounced upon it. It was Ermengarde’s red shawl which lay upon the floor.
