“ You always were a shocking liar , ” saidsayTuppence severely , “ though you did once persuadepersuadeSister Greenbank that the doctor had orderedorderyou beer as a tonic , but forgottenforgetto write it on the chart .
Edith had rather objectedobjectto this arrangement , for Captain Lennox was expected to arrive by a late train this very evening ; but , although she was a spoiled child , she was too careless and idle to have a very strong will of her own , and gavegiveway when she foundfindthat her mother had absolutely orderedorderthose extra delicacies of the season which are always supposed to be efficacious against immoderate grief at farewell dinners .
Marion was next orderedorderto ascend the stand , which she did with a trembling stepstep, and was soldsellfor $ 1200 .
It was May , and the weather was warm for the season ; but Lucilla had caused the firefireto be lighted in the large gloomy library where Dr Marjoribanks always sat in the evenings , with the ideaideathat it would be " a comfort " to him ; and , for the same reason , she had orderedordertea to be served there , instead of the dinner , for which her father , as she imaginedimagine, could have little appetite .