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Could their daily companions , Samuel and Henry , have learnt the same effrontery , and be deceiving her all this time ? No , no , she could not , would not think it ! Assuredly not of Sam ! She was very glad not to see the boys again , and went home with her pupils , rather heavy-hearted , at eight o'clock , just as Ida was to put on her white muslin and pink ribbons , and go down after dinner for half an hour . There were many kisses at parting , and a whole box of sweets , done up in beautifully coloured and gold and silver paper , presented to the little visitors ; but it might be supposed that the girls were tired , for there was a fretful snarling all the way across the park , because Elizabeth insisted that the gifts should be called _ bon-bons _ , and the others would hear of nothing but goodies . Nobody looked at the beautiful evening sky , nor at the round red moon coming up like a lamp behind the trees , nor at the first stars peeping out , nor even at the green light of the glow-worm -- all which were more beautiful than anything Ida had shown them , except perhaps the hothouse flowers ; and at last two such cross ill-tempered voices sounded from Bessie and Annie , that Christabel turned round and declared that she should not let the sugar-plums be touched for a week if another word were said about them . She hoped that when the visit was over it would be done with ; but no such thing .