We could buy our furniture out of some of that money, Miss Egerton."
"Quite so, dear," said Miss Egerton, in a very cheerful voice. "Give
me the letter, Primrose, and I will put it carefully away for you; you
need not open it just at this moment. I will order just as little
furniture as possible, and have it sent in to-day, and then when the
bill comes you shall pay out of this envelope. I should not be
surprised if we did our furnishing for seven pounds; I thought of so
many nice, cheap little expedients last night. Now go home, dear, and
come to me again in the evening, and I will tell you what I have done.
I have no doubt I can have your rooms ready by to-morrow; is Daisy
pleased at the idea of coming?"
"Yes, she is delighted," said Primrose; "her dear little face quite
changed when I spoke about it. I am sure you are right, Miss Egerton,
and the change will do her lots of good."
"I mean to make your attics quite charming," said Miss Egerton. "They
shall be converted into a kind of beautiful palace for my brave young
workers. Yes, Primrose, I admire your spirit, and if I can do anything
to aid you three girls to conquer fate, I will."
The moment her school duties were over Miss Egerton went out.
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