Between the actsA novel . r tosay that as it had just been arranged forElla to go to Draycote House from Saturdayto Monday, Worsley was going to take theopportunity of running down to The Eoses,and he hoped to get a jolly lot of work done. * Jolly for him, perhaps, commented Jackdarkly ; hell be here to-morrow, then, Isuppose ? Yes, said Janet ; we must make somecakes and things. * Are you going to make them to-night?Jack asked, with repressed anxiety in hismanner. Janet stared. Why? asked she, withoutanswering. 176 BETWEEN THE ACTS, Jack shrugged his shoulders and lookedaggrieved. I only thou
Between the actsA novel . r tosay that as it had just been arranged forElla to go to Draycote House from Saturdayto Monday, Worsley was going to take theopportunity of running down to The Eoses,and he hoped to get a jolly lot of work done. * Jolly for him, perhaps, commented Jackdarkly ; hell be here to-morrow, then, Isuppose ? Yes, said Janet ; we must make somecakes and things. * Are you going to make them to-night?Jack asked, with repressed anxiety in hismanner. Janet stared. Why? asked she, withoutanswering. 176 BETWEEN THE ACTS, Jack shrugged his shoulders and lookedaggrieved. I only thought you mightwant the milk early, he said. Well, it would be as well, said Janet ;and they surveyed the new lettuce-bed withgreat satisfaction before clearing away theirtools, and then went off to have a last lookat the geese, and found the whole thirtyvirtuously grazing, and quite steady ontheir legs. Theyre going to be a grand success!said Janet, with happy conviction ; butJack only stared over the gate and
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