Moat House, or, &quote;Sir Jasper's Favourite Niece&quote;

Excerpt: ""Joy, I wish you''d put down that stupid book, and talk! You can''t think how curious I feel! And how you can sit there reading so quietly when mother''s in the next room with that strange gentleman, I can''t imagine! I wonder what he''s saying to her! I don''t believe you''re in the least curious to know!" Joy, whose real name was Joyce, shut her book, and looked at the speaker—her sist...