"I don't care for any, thank you," he answered. "And I really ought not to have stayed so long. I only came to ask if you would let the children come. Both my father and Fulda have set their hearts upon having them." "Are we to go to Morne?" cried Angelica. "For a visit--to stay?" said Diavolo. "If you behave yourselves," their mother answered. "Oh, in that case!" said Diavolo, shrugging his shoulders as at an impossibility. "It would never do for us to be good there," said Angelica. "Grandpapa would be so dreadfully disappointed if we were." "Quite so," said Diavolo. And then they scampered out together into the hall, and kicked each other in the exuberance of their spirits, but without ill-will. CHAPTER II. As soon as the Heavenly Twins were safely settled at Morne, Mr. Hamilton-Wells played them a huge trick. He made Lady Adeline pack up and set off with him for a voyage round the world without them. When their parents were well on the way, and the news was broken to the children, the people at Morne expected storm and trouble; but the Heavenly Twins saw the joke at once, and chuckled immoderately. "I wonder how long it took him to think it out?" said Diavolo. "It must have been a brilliant impromptu," Angelica supposed--"because, you know, our coming here was all arranged in a moment. If you remember, we came because they looked so sure that we shouldn't. I expect as soon as we had gone, it was such a relief, that papa said: 'Adeline, my dear, we must prolong this period of peace.' And he's just about hit on the only way to do so." "I should like to have seen him, though, popping in and out of the train whenever it stopped. He must have been in a perfect fever until they were safe on board and out at sea, fearing we might have heard that they were off, and found some means of following them." "We might do so still," said Angelica thoughtfully. "No. Too much bother," said Diavolo. "And, besides, there is good deal going on here, you know," he added significantly. "But, I say," he demanded, becoming parent-sick suddenly, "do you understand how they could go off like that without saying good-bye to us? I call it beastly unnatural." "Oh, give them their due!" said Angelica. "They did say good-bye to us. Don't you remember how particularly affectionate they were the last time they came? And all the good advice they gave us? 'Do attend to Mr. Ellis'; 'Don't worry your grandfather,' and that sort of thing. They must have relieved their own feelings thoroughly." "Well, then, they didn't consider ours much," Diavolo grumbled; "and they might have allowed us, poor grass-orphans, the comfort of bidding them farewell," "We'll write them a letter," said Angelica. Diavolo grinned.