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"Anywhere out of this old museum," said Alicia, a little pettishly. "You've had your way, Dotty, now it's only fair I should have mine. We've about an hour left; let's go to the shops." "Yes, indeed," and Dolly spoke emphatically. "I didn't realise that I was being a selfish old piggy-wig!" "And you're not," defended Bernice. "We all wanted to come here, but, well, you see, Dolly, you do dawdle."
Ordinarily it was somewhat marred by a slightly cynical grimness of the mouth and a hint of trouble in the eyes a face a little too old for its age. "Have a game at tennis before tea, young Piggy-wig?" asked Lucille as she linked her arm in his. "No, young Piggy-wee," replied Dam. "Gettin' old an' fat.
"Brady, have you heard that they've dragged us into this row? That our half's stopped along with the boarders'? Though none of us ever saw or tasted so much as a drum-stick!" "None of you? Ever?" put in Jack. "That's a big order, Piggy-wig." "You know what I mean," rejoined Bacon. "They might have had a swan or a peacock for all we knew about it." "But, my dear fellow, it's West you must blame.
But I'm awful magnanimous, and I forgive you freely, from the bottom of my heart." "I haven't asked to be forgiven," and Patty shot him a saucy glance; "but," she added, shyly, "I'm truly glad you do forgive me. I was a pig!" "So you were. A Poppycheeked piggy-wig! But with me, what is forgiven is forgotten. And, by the way, you dance fairly well." "So I've been told," returned Patty, demurely.
"Oh, never fear! The masters won't know anything at all about it if we can help it. We shall pick our opportunity. But look here, Brady, you've got to captain us!" "Bothered if I do!" said Jack. "Very well, don't! Go over to the boarders instead, as you want to, and repeat everything we've told you." Bacon spoke angrily. "Piggy-wig, don't be a fool!
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