"
"It is your stepfather's wish," put in Miss Bertram; "you ought to be
willing to obey him."
"Not if he tells me to do something wrong. And I'm sure it would be
quite a wrong thing for me to go away from Roy. We have promised never
to leave each other till we grow up, and we don't mean to break our
promise. And, granny, I'm sure you don't like broken promises. Father
doesn't know about Roy, and he can't understand like I do, and it would
be very wrong of him if he took me away from Roy!"
Mrs. Bertram put on her glasses and inspected her little grandson with
searching eyes.
"That is a most disrespectful speech, Dudley. I shall of course uphold
your father's wishes."
"But, granny, I can't leave Roy. It will break his heart. You don't know
how he frets about his leg. He doesn't say much and is always so
cheerful, but he misses me most awfully even if I'm away for a day. If
he was well and strong, he could get on first-rate, but he wouldn't get
about half so much if I didn't take him. I think he would mope and mope
all by himself. And I don't think we could live without each other. You
won't send me away, will you?"
Tears were filling Dudley's blue eyes, but Mrs.
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