I daresay Poppy and her aunt, and some of
the nice ladies in the boarding-house, will go with us. When Poppy has
dusted up and put things straight in the morning, of course she'll
have lots and lots of time. Oh, it does seem such an easy, sensible
plan."
"My poor, poor children!" exclaimed Mrs. Ellsworthy, "my poor,
deluded, silly, obstinate children!" and then the good little woman
burst into tears.
CHAPTER XV.
IN SPITE OF OPPOSITION.
But although Mrs. Ellsworthy wept and lamented, although she tried
both persuasions and scoldings, and finally left the cottage in a
state of deep offence, vowing within herself that she would never
trouble her head again over the affairs of such silly and obstinate
girls, she could not in the least shake Primrose's quiet resolve.
Primrose said over and over again: "Two things are absolutely
indispensable--we must be independent, and we must keep together. I
can think of no better plan than this--it may fail, but we can but try
it--we are certainly going to try it."
Mrs. Ellsworthy kept up her offence for twenty-four hours, then she
began to soften, and to agree with her husband, whose solitary remark
was, "My dear, you cannot coerce the children, and upon my word it's a
plucky notion, and if those girls are brave enough to carry it out
they must have real stuff in them.
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