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"What have you done now?" asked Mrs. Slater, who seemed very much less terrifying than the girls had expected to find her. "Confession is good for the soul, my dear." WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW ASKED MISSUS SLATER WHO SEEMED VERY MUCH LESS TERRIFYING THAN THE GIRLS HAD EXPECTED TO FIND HER CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL MY DEAR
nds all around! Such a sheepish quartette of visitors perched on the extreme edge of the nearest four chairs! Mrs. Slater smiled encouragingly; but Henrietta, from her post behind her grandmother's chair, displayed every sign of abject terror. "We--we came to call," faltered Jean. "That was pleasant," responded Mrs. Slater. "You are just in time to have some tea. Midge, will you please ring for Greta? I'm very glad you came, for I wanted my granddaughter to meet some of the young people." Mrs. Slater, her slender, beringed fingers moving daintily among the cups, made the tea. Henrietta, in absolute silence and much subdued in manner, passed the cups, the delicate sandwiches and the little frosted tea cakes. "Midge," demanded Mrs. Slater, turning suddenly to her granddaughter, "what in the world is the matter with you? You haven't said a word for fifteen minutes. I never knew you to be still for so long a time." "It's my conscience," groaned Henrietta, dolefully. "I'm in another scrape. T CHARMING OLD LADY ROSE TO SHAKE HANDS ALL AROUND SUCH A SHEEP AS QUARTETTE OF VISITORS PERCHED ON THE EXTREME EDGE OF THE NEAREST FOUR CHAIRS MISSUS SLATER SMILED ENCOURAGINGLY BUT HENRIETTA FROM HER POST BEHIND HER GRANDMOTHER'S CHAIR DISPLAYED EVERY SIGN OF ABJECT TERROR WE WE CAME TO CALL FALTERED JEAN THAT WAS PLEASANT RESPONDED MISSUS SLATER YOU ARE JUST IN TIME TO HAVE SOME TEA MITCH WILL YOU PLEASE RING FOR GRETTA I'M VERY GLAD YOU CAME FOR I WANTED MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO MEET SOME OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE MISSUS SLATER WHOSE SLENDER BERINGED FINGERS MOVING DAINTILY AMONG THE CUPS MADE THE TEA HENRIETTA IN ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND MUCH SUBDUED IN MANNER PASSED THE CUPS THE DELICATE SANDWICHES AND THE LITTLE FROSTED TEA CAKES MITCH DEMANDED MISSUS SLATER TURNING SUDDENLY TO HER GRANDDAUGHTER WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE MATTER WITH YOU YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES I NEVER KNEW YOU TO BE STILL FOR SO LONG A TIME IT'S MY CONSCIENCE GROANED HENRIETTA DOLEFULLY I'M IN ANOTHER SCRAPE
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