s willing and anxious to advance a sufficient sum of money
to have you all properly educated. When you go to bed to-night I am
going to write very fully to Primrose on the subject."

"I wonder if she will refuse," said Jasmine, speaking in a very
thoughtful tone; "she is very, very determined. You think she will
regard it as a 'Hill Difficulty' which she ought to climb. I think she
will regard it as a fearful, dreadful temptation which she ought to
put away."

Miss Egerton smiled, for Jasmine's sunny little face looked so grave
and anxious, and there was such a disturbed frown between her brows.

"At any rate, dear," continued the governess, "you will not oppose my
scheme. You will see, dear, that the greatest strength sometimes shows
itself in yielding. Jasmine, dear, are you not quite tired of having
your own way?"

"A little," answered Jasmine. "I mean," she added, "that I never again
will offer my stories to papers recommended by people like Mr. and
Mrs. Dove."

CHAPTER L.

A DAZZLING DAY.

Mrs. Ellsworthy felt very much excited when Miss Egerton left her. She
paced up and down her pretty boudoir, her cheeks were flushed and her
pretty eyes bore traces of tears. Miss Egerton had told the good
little lady for the first time the sad story of Daisy's terrible
adventure with Mr. Dove. All the poor little child's terror, and her
final flight into the country, were graphically described by the good
woman.

"She went to find me, little darling, little darling," repeated Mrs.
Ellsworthy, tears running down her cheeks. "Oh, my dear little girl!
to think of her being turned away from my very gates."

When Miss Egerton at last took her leave Mrs. Ellsworthy felt too much
excited to stay quiet; and when her husband came into the room he
found her much perturbed.

"Joseph," she said, running up to him, "I have such a story for you,"
and then she once again repeated little Daisy's adventure.

"And Joseph," she added, "Miss Egerton and I have quite agreed that
you and I are to educate the girls; and, Joseph, the dear good
creature is resolved that they shall stay with her in town, and that
you and I are only to have the pleasure of spending any amount of
money on them; but I will not have it. Joseph, I am resolved that they
shall come to us at Shortlands, and have the instructions of the very
best governess I can procure for them, and then in the spring the
darlings shall come up to town, and have masters fo