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"Lessons in deportment, I see, will need priority
on our timetable," Miss Slighcarp remarked, and she
turned to look after the disposition of her luggage.
"You, sir! Do not stand there smirking and dawdling,
but see that my valises are carried at once to my
apartments, and that my maid is immediately in at-
tendance to help me."

James, the footman, who had been exchanging grim-
aces with the butler over the fact that he had re-
ceived no tip, at once sprang to attention, and said:

"Your maid, miss? Did you bring a maid with you?"

"No, blockhead. The maid whom Lady Green will
have appointed to wait on me."

"Well, I suppose Miss Pattern will be helping
you," said James, scratching his head, and he shoul-
dered one of the nine walrus-hide portmanteaux and
staggered off .to the service stairs.

"1 will show you the way to your room," said Bon-
nie eagerly, "and when you are ready I will take you
to see Papa and Mamma. I hope we shall love each
other," she continued, leading the way up the mag-
nificent marble staircase, and along the portrait gal-
lery. "I shall have so much to show youЧmy collec-
tion of flint arrowheads and my semi-precious stones."

Miss Slighcarp thinned her Ups disapprovingly and
Bonnie, fearing that she had been forward, said no
more of her pursuits.

"Here is your apartment," she explained presently,
opening a door and exhibiting a commodious set of
rooms, cheerful with fires and furnished with elegant
taste in gilt and mahogany. "And here is my maid
Pattern to help you."

Miss Slighcarp drew down her brows at this, but
acknowledged the remark by an inclination of her

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head. Pattern was already kneeling at the dressing
case and drawing out such articles as the governess
might immediately need.