Now she turned to see who was stopping outside her house.
“Novella!” she exclaimed. “I was not expecting to see you!”
Novella climbed out of the pony cart.
She left the pony, who was old and rather lazy, to crop the grass at the side of the road. She knew that he would not wander far.
She kissed her old Governess, saying,
“I thought that you would be surprised to see me, but I have come to beg a favour of you.”
“Of course, my dear,” Miss Graham said. “You know I will be only too delighted. Come inside and I will make you a cup of tea or coffee, if you prefer?”
“Coffee, please,” Novella said. “I cannot stay long, but I have come to ask you if you would come with me to London tomorrow morning.”
“To London?” Miss Graham exclaimed.
She sounded so surprised that Novella laughed.
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