Harley will be forced to get some one
else; and I--I shall be deprived of a pleasant tour--because I'm only
to be one of the party because I'm your aunt."
Mrs. Corwin's lip quivered a little as she spoke. She had
anticipated much pleasure from her trip.
"No, I shall not decline to go," Miss Andrews replied. "I expect to
go, but it is entirely on your account. I must say, however, that
Stuart Harley will find out, to his sorrow, that I am not a doll, to
be worked with a string. I shall give him a scare at the outset
which will show him that I know the rights of a heroine, and that he
must respect them. For instance, he cannot ignore my comfort. Do
you suppose that because his story is to open with my beautiful self
on board that ship, I'm to be there without his making any effort to
get me there? Not I! You and the children and Osborne and
Balderstone may go down any way you please. You may go on the
elevated railroad or on foot. You may go on the horse-cars, or you
may go on the luggage-van. It is immaterial to me what you do; but
when it comes to myself, Stuart Harley must provide a carriage, or I
miss the boat.
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