You 've been giving up things so often and so long that I suppose you think you have a monopoly of it ; but you see you have n't . I did n't tell you this last night because I had n't quite made up my mind . But after you went upstairs , I fought it out to a finish and came to a decision . Sara Beaumont would keep , but Nan Harris would n't , so you must go to the picnic . I told Mary to call me instead of you this morning , and now I 'm off . You need n't spoil your fun pitying me . Now that the wrench is over , I feel a most delightful glow of virtuous satisfaction ! Fran . If by running after Frances Cecilia could have brought her back , Cecilia would have run . But a glance at her watch told her that Frances must already be halfway to Ashland . So she could only accept the situation . `` Well , anyway , '' she thought , `` I 'll get Mary to point Sara Beaumont out to me , and I 'll store up a description of her in my mind to tell Fran tonight . I must remember to take notice of the colour of her eyes . Fran has always been exercised about that . '' It was mid-forenoon when Frances arrived at Ashland station . Grandmother Newbury 's man , Hiram , was waiting for her with the pony carriage , and Frances heartily enjoyed the three-mile drive to the Bay Shore Farm . Grandmother Newbury came to the door to meet her granddaughter . She was a tall , handsome old lady with piercing black eyes and thick white hair . There was no savour of the traditional grandmother of caps and knitting about her . She was like a stately old princess and , much as her grandchildren admired her , they were decidedly in awe of her .
`` So it is Frances , '' she said , bending her head graciously XXXXX Frances might kiss her still rosy cheek .
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