Hazleby would be mortally offended; and
when we came to reckon, it appeared that there would be thirteen
without us, and then Papa and I persuaded her, that it would be much
less uncivil to leave out all the Misses, than to take one and leave
the rest. You know Anne and I are both under seventeen yet, so that
nobody will expect to see us.'
'Only thirteen people?' said Katherine; 'I thought the Bishop was to
dine and sleep here.'
'Oh no, that was settled long ago; Papa found he had engaged to go to
Marlowe Court,' said Elizabeth, 'and so there was room for the
Hazlebys; I hoped he would have guarded us from them.'
'But will there be room?' said Katherine; 'I cannot fancy it.'
'Oh! half the rooms can be made Knight's Templar's horses and carry
double,' said Elizabeth; 'Mrs. Hazleby and both the girls may very
well be in the blue room.'
'And there is the best room for the Mertons, and Horace's for
Rupert,' said Katherine.
'Poor Horace! it is a shame that he, who laid the first stone, should
not be at the Consecration,' said Elizabeth.
'Well, but where is Anne to be?' said Katherine; 'if we take Dora
into our room, and Winifred goes to the nursery, there is their room;
but Aunt Anne's maid must have that.
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