who can guard her without affronting grandmamma. Now I--"

"Had better let it alone," rejoined Mrs. Geoffrey Langford. "You will
do more harm than by letting things take their course. Remember, too,
that Aunt Mary was at home there long before you or I knew the place."

"Oh, if that tiresome Aunt Amelia would but have had some
consideration! To go out of town and leave Aunt Susan on our hands
just when we always go home!"

"We have lamented that often enough," said her mother smiling. "It is
unlucky, but it cannot be too often repeated, that wills and wishes
must sometimes bend."

"You say that for me, mamma," said Beatrice. "You think grandmamma and
I have too much will for each other."

"If you are conscious of that, Bee, I hope that you will bend that
wilful will of yours."

"I hope I shall," said Beatrice, "but.... Well, I must go to bed. Good
night, mamma."

And Mrs. Geoffrey Langford looked after her daughter anxiously, but she
well knew that Beatrice knew her besetting fault, and she trusted to
the many fervent resolutions she had made against it.

The next morning the party bade adieu to Mrs. Geoffrey Langford, and
set out on their journey to Knight Sutton. They filled a whole
railroad carriage, and were a very cheerful party. Alexander and