`` Aunt Olivia says the Story Girl is fascinating , '' said Cecily . The very adjective ! Felix and I recognized its beautiful fitness at once . Yes , the Story Girl WAS fascinating and that was the final word to be said on the subject . Dan did not come down until breakfast was half over , and Aunt Janet talked to him after a fashion which made us realize that it would be well to keep , as the piquant country phrase went , from the rough side of her tongue . But all things considered , we liked the prospect of our summer very much . Felicity to look at -- the Story Girl to tell us tales of wonder -- Cecily to admire us -- Dan and Peter to play with -- what more could reasonable fellows want ? CHAPTER IV . THE WEDDING VEIL OF THE PROUD PRINCESS When we had lived for a fortnight in Carlisle we belonged there , and the freedom of all its small fry was conferred on us . With Peter and Dan , with Felicity and Cecily and the Story Girl , with pale , gray-eyed little Sara Ray , we were boon companions . We went to school , of course ; and certain home chores were assigned to each of us for the faithful performance of which we were held responsible . But we had long hours for play . Even Peter had plenty of spare time when the planting was over . We got along very well with each other in the main , in spite of some minor differences of opinion . As for the grown-up denizens of our small world , they suited us also . We adored Aunt Olivia ; she was pretty and merry and kind ; and , above all , she had mastered to perfection the rare art of letting children alone . If we kept ourselves tolerably clean , and refrained from quarrelling or talking slang , Aunt Olivia did not worry us . Aunt Janet , on the contrary , gave us so much good advice and was so constantly telling us to do this or not to do the other thing , that we could not remember half her instructions , and did not try . Uncle Roger was , as we had been informed , quite jolly and fond of teasing . We liked him ; but we had an uncomfortable feeling that the meaning of his remarks was not always that which met the ear .
Sometimes we believed Uncle Roger was making fun XXXXX us , and the deadly seriousness of youth in us resented that .
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