love her and can't get her out of my head. I want to find Ruth Craven.
She went away with a horrid, stiff, pokery girl called Cassandra Weldon.
You have such strange names in your country. That horrid, prim Cassandra
chose to correct me when I came into school, and she has taken my
darling away--the only one I love in the whole of England. I want to
find her. I will give you--- I will give you an Irish diamond set in a
brooch if you will help me."

This sounded a very grand offer indeed to Susy Hopkins, who lived in the
most modest way, and had not a jewel of any sort in her possession.

"I will help you. I will, and I can. I know where Miss Weldon lives. I
can take you to her house."

"But I want Ruth."

"If she has taken Ruth home, she will be at Cassandra's house," said
Susy.

"And you can take me there?"

"This blessed minute."

"All right; come along."

"When will you give me the diamond set in the brooch?"

"It isn't a real diamond, you know. It is an Irish diamond set in
silver--real silver. My old nurse had it made for me, and I wear it
sometimes. I will bring it to you to school to-morrow."