know of my goings on for all the world."

Just then Rose pulled out a drawer, and called through to ask if
Clover would please come in and help her a minute. Lilly took
advantage of her absence to say,--

"I came on purpose to ask you to walk with me for four weeks. Will
you?"

"Thank you; but I'm engaged to Clover."

"To Clover! But she's your sister; you can get off."

"I don't want to get off. Clover and I like dearly to go together."

Lilly stared. "Well, I never heard of such a thing," she said, "you're
really romantic. The girls will call you 'The Inseparables.'"

"I wouldn't mind being inseparable from Clover," said Katy, laughing.

Next day was Saturday. It was nominally a holiday; but so many tasks
were set for it, that it hardly seemed like one. The girls had to
practise in the gymnasium, to do their mending, and have all drawers
in apple-pie order, before afternoon, when Miss Jane went through the
rooms on a tour of inspection. Saturday, also, was the day for
writing home letters; so, altogether, it was about the busiest of
the week.

Early in the morning Miss Jane appeared in Quaker Row with some slips
of paper in her hand, one of which she left at each door. They told