"
"I suppose there is no reason why I should not," the young girl returned,
musingly, while she told herself that she could send a note to Ray,
informing him of her intention. She was not quite sure that he would
approve of it, and she wished that she could have known of it the
previous day, so that she could have consulted him.
"That is nice of you," Mrs. Montague quickly responded, and assuming that
her remark was intended as an assent to the trip; "and now we must at
once go about our preparations. How long will it take you to pack?"
"Not long," Mona answered; "I have only my dresses to fold, and my toilet
articles to gather up. I have not really unpacked since I came here," she
said, smiling; "for I have needed so few things."
"Well, then, get yourself ready; then you may come to help me," Mrs.
Montague said, as she arose to go to her own room, and breathing a sigh
of relief that this vital point had been gained with so little trouble.
Mona was as expeditious as possible, but, somehow, now that she had given
her consent to go, her heart grew unaccountably heavy, and she began to
feel a deep aversion to leaving New York.
She wrote a hasty note to Ray, telling him of the intended journey, and
how she regretted not being able to consult him, but could not, under the
circumstances.
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