"Well, I hope she'll like it."
"Never you fear," cried Tom, seizing the Round Robin; and waving it
over his head, it trailed off back of him like a very long and broad
ribbon. "Come on, now, all fall into line!"
"Take care!" cried Jasper, as he ran after with Polly and Adela, "if
you dare to tear that, sir!" while Phronsie at the big table laboured
away on her letter, Grandpapa sitting by to watch the proceedings, with
the greatest interest.
And one look at Mrs. Selwyn's face, as she read that Round Robin, was
enough for Polly! And then to post it.
"Dear me," said Polly, when that important matter was concluded,
"suppose anything should happen to it now, before it gets there!"
XXV
ON THE _MER DE GLACE_
"Well, we can't all get into one carriage," said Polly, on the little
brick-paved veranda of the hotel, "so what is the use of fussing,
Adela?"
"I don't care," said Adela, "I'm going to ride in the same carriage
with you, Polly Pepper, so there!" and she ran her arm in Polly's, and
held it fast.
Jasper kicked his heel impatiently against one of the pillars where the
sweetbrier ran; then he remembered, and stopped suddenly, hoping nobody
had heard. "The best way to fix it is to go where we are put," he said
at last, trying to speak pleasantly.
"No, I'm going with Polly," declared Adela, perversely, holding Polly
tighter than ever.
"I'm going with you, Polly," cried Phronsie, running up gleefully,
"Grandpapa says I may.
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