"
"Your suitors drown themselves, I suppose?"
"Do you mean if I encourage them?"
"Do you know what a silly you are?"
"Do you know what a goose YOU are?"
"Children, stop quarrelling," and Mrs. Perry smiled at the
chattering pair. "Miss Fairfield, several amiable young men of my
acquaintance desire to be presented to you. May I?"
Patty smilingly acquiesced, and in a moment half a dozen would-be
partners were asking for dances.
They looked rather taken aback at sight of Patty's card, but she
calmly explained to them the true condition of things, and they
accepted the situation with smiles of admiration for a girl who
could command such an arrangement. Patty would not give more than
one dance to each, as she wanted to find out which ones she liked
best.
Mr. Perry brought up some of his acquaintances, too, and shortly
Patty's programme showed an astonishing lot of hieroglyphics
scribbled over Kit's initials.
"Here are twelve dances you may have for your other friends," said
Patty, to Mr. Cameron. "Take the numbers as I call them off: one,
two, three----"
"Oh, wait a minute! Have you given them all away?"
"No; only the first twelve, so far. But cheer up! I may be able to
dispose of the others.
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