Nor did they come up with the party till they found them waiting in
the road, close to the Rays' lodgings, having evidently just missed
them, for Mr. Ogilvie and the clergyman were turning back to look for
them when they were gladly hailed, half apologised to, half laughed
at by a babel of voices, among which Nita's was the loudest,
informing her sister that she had lost the best bit of all, for just
at the turn of the lane there had come on them Babie's fiery-eyed
monster, which had "burst on the path," when they were in mid song,
flashing over them, and revealing, first a horse, and then a
brougham, wherein there sat the august forms of Colonel and Mrs.
Brownlow, going home from a state dinner, the lady's very marabouts
quivering with horror.
Mary stepped up to Nita, and gave her a sharp, severe grasp.
"Hush! remember their boys are here," she whispered; and, with an
exaggerated gesture, Nita looked about her in affected alarm, and,
seeing that none were near, added—-
"Thank you; I was just going to say it would be a study for Punch"
"O do send it up, they'll never know it," cried Janet; but there
Caroline interfered—-
"Hush, Janet, we ought to be at home. Don't stand here, Armine is
tired to death! 11.5 at the station to-morrow.
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