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Henrietta's infectious laugh gurgled out suddenly and merrily. "I've frightened four girls almost into spasms," said she. "You see, Grannie, I told them that they'd _have_ to call formally if they wanted me to visit them. When they came you were out, so I took them upstairs, gave them things to eat and a jolly good time, generally. HENRIETTA'S INFECTIOUS LAUGH GURGLED OUT SUDDENLY AND MERRILY I'VE FRIGHTENED FOUR GIRLS INTO ALMOST SPASMS SAID SHE YOU SEE GRANNIE I TOLD THEM THEY'D HAVE TO CALL FORMALLY IF THEY WANTED ME TO VISIT THEM WHEN THEY CAME YOU WERE OUT SO I TOOK THEM UPSTAIRS GAVE THEM THINGS TO EAT IN A JOLLY GOOD TIME GENERALLY
 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." "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. ILED 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 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
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