Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . herto Bulgaria. I shall return by way ofthe Danube. I hope our routes lie thesame, way. Unfortunately, said Margaret, wetravel in quite another direction. But it happens very nicely for me,Cecilia explained, since I must partfrom Margaret and the rest of theparty when they turn southward. Ishall be very glad to have you as atravelling companion. We can journeytogether as far as Bavaria. And we are not going south im-mediately, Grandfather Houghton re-marked confidently. It would be ashame to give less than a fortnight tothis lovely lake and the interestingto
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . herto Bulgaria. I shall return by way ofthe Danube. I hope our routes lie thesame, way. Unfortunately, said Margaret, wetravel in quite another direction. But it happens very nicely for me,Cecilia explained, since I must partfrom Margaret and the rest of theparty when they turn southward. Ishall be very glad to have you as atravelling companion. We can journeytogether as far as Bavaria. And we are not going south im-mediately, Grandfather Houghton re-marked confidently. It would be ashame to give less than a fortnight tothis lovely lake and the interestingtowns on its shores. So there is noneed of talking about our ways separating, at present. Grandfather Houghton liked young girls. He enjoyed Ceciliassociety, and Alices calm, pfecid face had made a pleasant impressionD upon him. Its a pity that you are not at our hotel, he are plenty of people there, but no one that the girls seem totake to particularly. Though that pretty girl in the Hading veilstrikes me as rather THE GIRL IN THE HADING VEIL. GENEVA. 43 Margaret laughed merrily. Grandpa is so impressionable, sheexplained. The girl in the veil is pretty, but that is all there is toher, — and she has the most dreadful mother. They are Americansliving abroad on their in-come. The father, I inferfrom the mothers interestin business, is no more. How does the widowshow her business facul-ty? Alice asked. She takes the Ameri-can papers and reads thestock quotations while sheeats her breakfast, inter-rupting whatever conver-sation may be going onby such exclamations as Calumet and Heclas up!ered muslin you wanted.
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