Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . Yes; there was a little sister Margaret, of whom he was veryfond. When I was born he insisted that father should name me forher, and he wrote to her of mybirth. Grandfather was an oldman then, and when the reply tothe letter came from my great-aunt he lay on his charged my father to keepit for me, as it might prove tomy advantage some day. Surely, Margaret, this let-ter must give you all the infor-mation you wish. Information ! That is just what it does not give. It is fullof expressions of affection forher dear elder brother, for thenephew whom
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . Yes; there was a little sister Margaret, of whom he was veryfond. When I was born he insisted that father should name me forher, and he wrote to her of mybirth. Grandfather was an oldman then, and when the reply tothe letter came from my great-aunt he lay on his charged my father to keepit for me, as it might prove tomy advantage some day. Surely, Margaret, this let-ter must give you all the infor-mation you wish. Information ! That is just what it does not give. It is fullof expressions of affection forher dear elder brother, for thenephew whom she had neverseen, and for the little name-sake, who, she hopes, will someday visit her god-mother. Butthe letter is dated, simply, The annette. Riffel, and signed Greta. I know that The Riffel is in Switzerland; but father has an impressionthat we are not of Swiss extraction. I have a picture of the Weier-burg, which I fancy looks like the home which she describes. Annette listened greedily. She longed to see the letter of which. 14 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND. Margaret spoke, for her own home was near Zermatt and theRiffelburg. Perhaps I knew her great-aunt, or at least, could helpto find her, she said to herself; but she did not mention this toMargaret, or ask to see the letter. This was not her way ofprocedure. She fancied that when she was not present people must be talkingabout her, and she listened at keyholes to learn what they were , the gardener, meant, simply, that she had a suspicious nature,when he remarked that Annette was naturally surreptitious ; butthe statement was perfectly true as it stood. It was not possible forAnnette to be frank and open-handed. She was frightfully cross-eyed,and watched you narrowly, when she appeared to be interested insomething in the opposite direction, and this physical defect seemedto have affected her character. She had a cross-eyed way of accom-plishing all her designs. She was consumed with curiosity to ascer
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