As
she put him away from her she just said simply:
"Please don't. It's so hot this morning."
As she turned away from him she was struck dumb. Sitting beside the
table in the middle of the room, her back turned to them, was the
strangest, oddest little figure Ethel had ever seen.
Who was she? How long had she been in the room?
Ethel turned to Brent. He was quite pale now and was nervously
stroking his slight moustache.
Ethel was furious! It was incredible that Brent could have been so
indiscreet!
How on earth did that creature get there without their hearing or
seeing her?
Ethel went straight to the demure little figure sitting on the
chair.
CHAPTER III
PEG ARRIVES IN ENGLAND
Peg's journey to England was one of the unhappiest memories of her
life. She undertook the voyage deliberately to please her father,
because he told her it would please him. But beneath this feeling of
pleasing him was one of sullen resentment at being made to separate
from him.
She planned all kinds of reprisals upon the unfortunate people she
was going amongst. She would be so rude to them and so unbearable
that they would be glad to send her back on the next boat. She
schemed out her whole plan of action. She would contradict and
disobey and berate and belittle.
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