Harold had already been away a year at the Grafton Grammar School when it was decided to send Edith to a Sydney college. Their early education had been conducted by Miss Moncton, a young lady of high attainments, who had come to Tipparoo principally from a love of station life. She was tall and well made, with brown hair and a small freckled face. Freckles, perhaps, are not things of beauty, but a freckled skin is said to be the best skin; at all events, they were not at all "horrid" on Miss Moncton. Hers was quite a pleasant face, and people liked her because she was kind, and her smile was a decided cure for the "blues."
She was going to Sydney for a month and would take Edith down with her, after which she would return to Tipparoo as companion to Mrs. Merton. The latter was already heart sore at the thought of parting from Edith. But Edith looked forward to her first visit to Sydney with delight. She would be among friends there, as she would stay with the Bainbridge's, who had left Chatsworth two years before.
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