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The name of an exclusive outfitter was on the box-lids and wrappers. Rosamond looked up smiling at Patricia. She seemed to have forgotten that there had been any coolness between them. "Come and help me select some of these things, Miss Pat," she said amiably. And Patricia was instantly ashamed of her resentment.
Patricia danced disrespectfully in the background when neither brother observed her. She had no wish to incur again the tightly drawn scowl of Wilbur. The venom of that had made her uncomfortable. "See now how you hit 'em out when you do what I tell you!" said the instructor at last, when Merle had a dozen clean drives to his credit. But the sun had fallen low and the lesson must end.
"And I won't forget to let you know just when I'm ready to give in mine, so we both can see how they take it," said Elinor from the door. Patricia laughed as she too rose. "I'll see to it that you don't forget, miss," she said gayly. "Good-bye, Judy; don't be late for lunch, for it's short and sweet with us real artists. We can't potter over our food like you idle Philistines, you know."
"You are a regular grouch killer." "He has no troubles," said Mrs. Templeton, with a sigh. "I wonder, Mamma. Or is he just bluffing us all?" "He has no strike, at any rate, to worry him," said Patricia, "and, by the way, what is the news to-day? Does anybody know? Is there any change?"
Cory said, "O Patricia!" and held out her arms, Patricia went to her at once. They sat down on the broad window seat to get acquainted; Patricia hoped grandmother would not see she had been crying and how tumbled her clean dress was. Though Mrs.
He longed greatly, with a sense of strange fatigue, to be sitting at Cæsar's side and to find the restless discomfort evaporate as they talked, even as his boyish troubles had melted in that companionship. That must come later: for the present Fate or Patricia made a demand on him to which he was bound to answer.
"The conservatory," prompted Arabella. "The conservatory," repeated Patricia, "and then you'll see what you'll see! I promise to surprise you." "Don't you tell if I tell you," said Arabella. "No, 'ndeed," Patricia agreed. "Well, Aunt Matilda said she wouldn't let me wear anything flighty, so she's made me a dress like a Puritan, and my domino is tan color."
She began to laugh. "Oh, very well!" Patricia said aloud. "It is none of my affair that You elect to run Your world on an extremely humorous basis." She was at Matocton in good time for luncheon. Colonel Musgrave had a brief interview with his wife after luncheon. He began with quiet remonstrance, and ended with an unheard extenuation of his presumption.
"No, indeed," replied her sister. "I have not seen any such article," said Patricia; and, indeed, she had not. "But I don't know why either of you should wish to discuss it with me; so, if you don't mind, we'll change the subject before we begin it."
Long thought Friday was too far off, but Patricia was firm, and he ended by saying he'd come. They parted at the next entrance and Patricia hurried off to Artemis Lodge feeling much elated.
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