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But the large, stiff envelope stuck and, for a long, embarrassing moment, Bettie fumbled in vain; while the butler, his chin "very high and scornful" as Marjory said afterwards, waited. BUT THE LARGE STIFF ENVELOPE STUCK AND FOR A LONG EMBARRASSING MOMENT BETTY FUMBLED IN VAIN WHILE THE BUTLER HIS CHIN VERY HIGH AND SCORNFUL AS MARJORIE SAID AFTERWARDS WAITED
sighed Bettie, despondently, "but you go first, Jean." They had waited on the imposing doorstep for a long five minutes when it occurred to Marjory to ask if any one had pushed the bell. "No," replied Jean, with a surprised air. "I thought _you_ had." "And I," said Bettie, "supposed that Mabel had." "How could I," demanded Mabel, hotly, "in these gloves?" And then, all four began to giggle. Never before had such an inopportune fit of helpless, hysterical giggling seized the Cottagers. No one could stop. Tears rolled down Mabel's plump cheeks, and, fettered by her lemon-colored gloves, she had to let them roll, until Bettie wiped them away. And that set them all off again. In the midst of it Marjory's sharp elbow inadvertently struck the push-bell and Simmons, the imposing, much-dreaded butler, opened the door. Instantly the giggling ceased. Four exceedingly solemn little girls filed into the big hall. Bettie groped nervously for her pocket, found it and endeavored to extract the cards. R THESE GLOVES A MINUTE LONGER THAN I HAVE TO ALL RIGHT SIGHED BETTY DESPONDENTLY BUT YOU GO FIRST JEAN THEY HAD WAITED ON THE IMPOSING DOORSTEP FOR FIVE LONG MINUTES WHEN IT OCCURRED TO MARJORIE TO ASK IF ANY ONE HAD PUSHED THE BELL NO REPLIED JEAN WITH A SURPRISED AIR I THOUGHT YOU HAD AND I SAID BETTY SUPPOSE THAT MABEL HAD HOW COULD I DEMANDED MABEL HOTLY IN THESE GLOVES AND THEN ALL FOUR BEGAN TO GIGGLE NEVER BEFORE HAD SUCH AN IMPOPPORTUNE FIT OF HELPLESS HYSTERICAL GIGGLING SEIZED THE COTTAGES NO ONE COULD STOP TEARS ROLLED DOWN MABEL'S PLUMP CHEEKS AND FETTERED BY HER LEMON COLOURED GLOVES SHE HAD TO LET THEM ROLL UNTIL BETTY WIPED THEM AWAY AND THAT SET THEM ALL OFF AGAIN IN THE MIDST OF IT MARJORIE'S SHARP ELBOW INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE PUSHBELL AND SIMMONS THE IMPOSING MUCH DREADED BUTLER OPENED THE DOOR INSTANTLY THE GIGGLING CEASED FOUR EXCEEDINGLY SOLEMN LITTLE GIRLS FILED INTO THE BIG HALL BETTY GROPED NERVOUSLY FOR HER POCKET FOUND IT AND ENDEAVORED TO EXTRACT THE CARDS
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