What will become of you, Redgie?'
'What will become of any of us?' said Claude; 'I thought Rachel was
the mainspring of the house.'
'Have you quarrelled with her, Emily?' said Reginald.
'Nonsense,' said Emily, 'it is only that her brother has lost his
wife, and wants her to take care of his children.'
'Well,' said Reginald, 'her master has lost his wife, and wants her
to take care of his children.'
'I cannot think what I shall do,' said Ada; 'I cry about it every
night when I go to bed. What is to be done?'
'Send her brother a new wife,' said Maurice.
'Send him Emily,' said Reginald; 'we could spare her much better.'
'Only I don't wish him joy,' said Maurice.
'Well, I hope you wish me joy of my substitute,' said Emily; 'I do
not think you would ever guess, but Lily, after being in what Rachel
calls quite a way, has persuaded every one to let us have Esther
Bateman.'
'What, the Baron?' said Claude, in surprise.
'Yes,' said Lily, 'is it not delightful? He said at first, Emily was
too inexperienced to teach a young servant; but then we settled that
Hannah should be upper servant, and Esther will only have to wait
upon Phyl and Ada.
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