"MY DEAR KITTY: I want you and Miss Florence Aylmer and Miss Mary Bateman to spend to-morrow with me at Cherry Court Park.  Mrs. Clavering will accompany you, and I have written to her also on the subject.  My dear child, my reason in having you three girls is simply that I want to study your characters.  I say this quite frankly, and you may tell both your companions that such is my intention in having you to spend a long day with me.  I will do all I can to make you happy, and I think it but fair to put all three of you on your guard, for please understand that the Scholarship is given, not only for scholarly attainments and correct deportment, but also for those lofty traits of character which are a greater possession to any woman than either ladylike manners or great accomplishments.  Pray do not be anything but your natural selves to-morrow, for I shall never allude to this matter again.  From now until the date when the Scholarship is to be decided, I will expect you three to spend one day a week at Cherry Court Park.