Rosie met them in the hall on their return to Ion.
"It's most tea time, Zoe," she said; "I think you'll not have any too much
time for changing your dress."
"Then I must needs make haste," returned Zoe, tripping up the stairs.
Edward, who was taking off his overcoat, turned a rather surprised,
inquiring glance upon his little sister.
"Oh, yes," she said laughingly, "I had a reason for hurrying her away,
because I want to tell you something. Cousin Ronald Lilburn is coming.
Maybe he will be here by to-morrow. Mamma heard he wasn't well, and she
wrote and invited him to come and spend the winter with us, and she's just
had a letter saying he will come. Aren't you glad, Ned?"
"I'm very well pleased, Rosie, but why shouldn't Zoe have heard your
announcement?"
"Because I wanted to warn you first not to tell her or the Raymonds
something (you know what) that must be kept secret at first, if we want to
have some fun."
"Oh, yes!" he said, with a good-humored laugh. "Well, I think you may
trust me not to tell. But how about all the others? Walter, especially?"
"Oh, he doesn't remember anything about it; and grandpa and mamma and all
the rest have promised not to tell.
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