"Yes, you will, if I take to her. Now, dad, must I begin it all over again?"
"No, no; anything to please you, Kit."
"And at the end of the summer, as you have plenty of money, and as I am sure she has repented most bitterly will you send her to Girton?"
"Oh, come, come; I make no promises."
"But I know it is all right, and I am going to rush up to her and tell her everything. Oh, and here come Miss Sherrard and Miss Worrick. You shall see them without me."
"I declare, upon my word, Kitty, you are the most extraordinary creature. How am I to face the good ladies?"
"Here they are, father. Please, Miss Sherrard, come in; father will see you, and Miss Worrick too."
Kitty flung open the door, and the head-mistress of Middleton School and her subordinate found it closed behind them. They had a short interview with Squire Malone--very short. It ended by Miss Sherrard and the squire shaking hands most heartily.
"You did your best for her, and I am awfully obliged to you," said the squire. "But, after all, she is too wild for England; she had better stay in her own land."
"I believe you are right," said Miss Sherrard.