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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. 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
er,'" groaned Mabel. "What in the world shall we do?" queried Jean, gathering up the remaining cards. "Not one of them will fit _us_." "Give them to Simmons in a bunch," suggested Marjory. "He didn't look at the last lot, so perhaps he won't now." So the girls, gathering what courage they could, touched the bell, presented their odd assortment of cards to Simmons--who almost succeeded in not looking astonished at seeing the callers again so soon--and were ushered into the reception room. Such a sedate Henrietta advanced to meet them! Such a dignified, but charming old lady rose to shake hands 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? IGHT WHAT'S ON YOURS MABEL WITH LOVE FROM FATHER GROANED MABEL WHAT IN THE WORLD SHALL WE DO QUERIED JEAN GATHERING UP THE REMAINING CARDS NOT ONE OF THEM WILL FIT US GIVE THEM TO SIMMONS IN A BUNCH SUGGESTED MARJORIE HE DIDN'T LOOK AT THE LAST LOT PERHAPS HE WON'T NOW SO THE GIRLS GATHERING WHAT COURAGE THEY COULD TOUCHED THE BELL PRESENTED THEIR ODD ASSORTMENT OF CARDS TO SIMMONS WHO ALMOST SUCCEEDED IN NOT LOOKING ASTONISHED AT SEEING THE CALLERS AGAIN SO SOON AND WERE USHERED INTO THE RECEPTION ROOM SUCH A SEDATE HENRIETTA ADVANCED TO MEET THEM SUCH A DIGNIFIED BUT 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
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