She also wrote, as she did not know the route they were to
take, she could not tell him where to address her, but would write to him
again when she learned where they were to be.
Then she packed what she thought she would need to take with her, after
which she went to assist Mrs. Montague. She found that she had been very
expeditious, for she had one trunk already packed and locked, ready to be
strapped, and was busily engaged filling another.
Their arrangements were all made and they were ready to start by the time
dinner was served, and this meal Mrs. Montague insisted they should eat
together, as they must leave immediately afterward.
She was very chatty and agreeable, treating Mona more as an equal than
she had ever done before. She seemed in excellent spirits, and talked so
gayly and enthusiastically about the trip that the young girl really
began to anticipate it with considerable pleasure.
Mary and the cook were to have a holiday during their absence; the house
was to be closed, and the coachman alone would remain about the premises
to look after the horses and see that nothing happened to the place.
At seven o'clock they left the house, and an hour later were seated in a
luxurious Wagner, and rolling rapidly Southward.
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