beauty was such a complete disguise, and -'

The voice of the eldest brother sounded from across the landing.

'Come on, Robert,' it said, 'you'll be late for breakfast again -
unless you mean to shirk your bath like you did on Tuesday.'

'I say, come here a sec,' Robert replied. 'I didn't shirk it; I
had it after brekker in father's dressing-room, because ours was
emptied away.'

Cyril appeared in the doorway, partially clothed.

'Look here,' said Anthea, 'we've all had such an odd dream. We've
all dreamed we found a Sand-fairy.'

Her voice died away before Cyril's contemptuous glance. 'Dream?'
he said, 'you little sillies, it's TRUE. I tell you it all
happened. That's why I'm so keen on being down early. We'll go up
there directly after brekker, and have another wish. Only we'll
make up our minds, solid, before we go, what it is we do want, and
no one must ask for anything unless the others agree first. No
more peerless beauties for this child, thank you. Not if I know
it!'

The other three dressed, with their mouths open. If all that dream
about the Sand-fairy was real, this real dressing seemed very like
a dream, the girls thought. Jane felt that Cyril was right, but
Anthea was not sure, till after they had seen Martha and heard her
full and plain reminders about their naughty conduct the day