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"Are you hungry?" he queried in turn. "Yes, sir." "Then you may have some ice-cream, a little fruit, and a small piece of sponge cake." "Not any nuts or candies?" "Not to-night, daughter; sometime to-morrow you may." "Thank you, sir; that will do nicely," she responded in a cheerful, pleasant tone and with a loving look and smile up into his face.
He won, and so they went to a grocery to buy two sous' worth, of red and white candies. This time they ate more quickly than usual, excited by anticipation. Jean was the first one to notice her. "There she is," he said; and Luc answered: "Yes, there she is." She smiled when she saw them, and cried: "Well, how are you to-day?" They both answered together: "All right! How's everything with you?"
Well, by and by, after a while, and many a mile, and a song and a smile, for Mary Louise felt very happy with all those nice candies in her pocket, she came to a bridge over a river, on the other side of which nestled a little town among the trees. Now there was a toll keeper, a funny little old lady with a crutch under her arm, at the entrance to the bridge.
After hearing this relation, Mrs. Claire said to Edith, in as calm a voice as she could assume, in order that the child might think without the confusion of mind consequent upon excitement "Where is Fanny, dear?" "She went with the lady to buy some candies," replied the child. "What lady?" asked the mother. "The lady who took us to the square."
The candies made after this process are better the day after. Break into a bowl the whites of one or more eggs, as the quantity you wish to make will require; add to it an equal quantity of cold water, then stir in XXX powdered or confectioners' sugar until you have it stiff enough to mold into shape with the fingers. Flavor with vanilla to taste.
"Then when I entered that hotel, I'd look around and say, "Well, well!" For there would be the same news-stand, same magazines and candies grand, same smokes of famous standard brand, I'd find at home, I'll tell!
Also at each place was a much smaller pushcart of gilded wicker-work tied with pink bows, and filled with candies. Pink sweet peas and ferns were scattered over the white tablecloth, and across the table ran a broad pink satin ribbon which bore in gold letters the legend, "May for the Maynards, the Maynards for May!" "What a beautiful table!" cried Marjorie, as the lovely sight greeted her eyes.
Hickson joined hands and danced around it. Then they had to taste of the various and doubtful makings of candies, and ate a bread-pan of snow-white popcorn sprinkled with melted butter. Then Mr. Hickson told some stories, and his wife in a clear, sweet voice led the children in some Christmas songs.
Dainty sandwiches were tied up with pink ribbons, and little glass cups held delicious pink lemonade. The cakes were iced with pink, the ice cream was pink, and there were pink bon-bons of various sorts. At each plate was a little pink box of candies to take home; and a souvenir for each guest in the shape of a pink fan for the girls, and pink balloons for the boys.
She attached importance to amulets, to trinkets blessed by the Pope, to the offering of candies to saints. Regarding dreams she held a creed, elaborated in every detail, the accuracy of which she continued to maintain, although I never heard from her a single striking proof.
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