am perfectly willing to trust Bernice to her care. She will chaperon
the young people, for I doubt if my brother will go to many places
with them. But he will want them to have the best possible time, and
will give them all the pleasure possible."

"That part of it is all right, then," smiled Mrs. Fayre; "it is, to my
mind, only the loss of more than a week of the school work that
presents the insuperable objection."

"Oh, don't say insuperable," urged Mr. Forbes. "Can't you bring
yourself to permit that loss? As Dolly says, the girls can make up
their lessons."

"They can--but will they?"

"I will, mother," cried Dolly; "I promise you I will study each day
while I'm in New York. Then I can recite out of school hours after I
get back, and I'll get my marks all the same."

"But, Dolly dear, you can't study while you are in New York. There
would be too much to distract you and occupy your time."

"Oh, no, Mrs. Fayre," observed Bernice, "we couldn't be all the time
sightseeing. I think it would be fine for all us girls to study every
day, and keep up our lessons that way."

"It sounds well, my dear child," and Mrs. Fayre looked doubtfully at
Bernice, "and I daresay you mean to do it, but I can't think you could
keep it up. The very spirit of your life there would be all against
study."