"
"I'd give up," remarked Walter, "'cause there's no use fighting grandpa.
Everybody has to mind him. Even mamma never does anything he asks her not
to."
"The idea of not being your own mistress, even when you're a
grandmother!" exclaimed Lulu scornfully.
"Mamma _is_ her own mistress," retorted Rose. "It is only that she loves
grandpa so dearly, and thinks him so wise and good, that she _prefers_ to
do just as he wishes her to."
CHAPTER XX.
"Let come what will, I mean to bear it out."
SHAKESPEARE.
"The hour for your music-lesson has arrived, Miss Raymond," announced
Miss Manton.
Rosie and Evelyn both looked entreatingly at Lulu; but scarcely raising
her eyes, she simply said, "I shall not take it to-day, Miss Diana."
"Very well; you will have to abide the consequences of your refusal,"
returned Miss Diana severely.
"Is it so very dreadful to live in this house with you?" queried saucy
Lulu.
"What do you mean by that impertinent question?" asked Miss Diana, facing
round angrily upon her.
"I only wanted to know in time," said Lulu.
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