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'Why, no, I do not exactly mean that,' replied Katherine, 'but there
will be a great many people, and the Mertons staying here, and Rupert
is always so full of fun.'
'Hm--m,' said Helen, 'I do not suppose he will be come back from
Scotland.'
'And Mrs. Turner says,' continued Katherine, 'that of course as the
Bishop is coming to luncheon after Church, Mamma must give an elegant
dejeuner a la fourchette to everybody. Next time I go to St.
Martin's Street, Mrs. Turner is going to give me a receipt for making
blanc-manger with some cheap stuff which looks quite as well as
isinglass. It is made on chemical principles, she says, for she
heard it all explained at the Mechanics' Institute. And Aunt Anne
will be sure to bring us some of their grand fruit from Merton Hall.
What a set-out it will be! The old Vicarage will not know itself;
how delightful it will be!'
'So you think the happiness of the Consecration day depends upon the
party and the luncheon,' said Helen.
'No, no, of course I do not,' said Katherine; 'but we must think
about that too, or we should not do what is proper.


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