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How wewwy stwange!" echoed Mellicent, who had been suddenly affected with an incapacity to pronounce the letter "r" since the arrival of Rosalind Darcy on the scene a peculiarity which happened regularly every autumn, and passed off again with the advent of spring. "How can a luncheon possibly be pink?" "That's more than I can tell you, my dear! Ask Rob.
Esther and Mellicent gasped with amazement, while Rosalind gave a trill of laughter, and threw up her pretty white hands. "She's wexed!" she cried. "She's wexed, because I called her little! I'm wewwy sowwy, but I weally can't help it, don't you know. It's the twuth! You are a whole head smaller than I am." She threw back her chin, and looked over Peggy's head with a smile of triumph.
"There, look at that, and I'm not a year older. I call you wewwy small indeed for your age." "I'm thankful to hear it! I admire small women," said Peggy promptly, seating herself on a corner of the window-seat, and staring critically at the tall figure of the visitor.
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