"
"And pink cheeks," supplemented Patty.
"Yes, but not poppy cheeks; they're more the pink of a--of a--
horsechestnut!"
"I think pink horsechestnut blooms are beautiful."
"Oh, you do, do you? And I suppose you think Eddie Bell is
beautiful!"
"Well, there's no occasion for you to get mad about it if I do. Do
you know, Mr. Cameron, you flare up very easily."
"If you'll call me Kit, I'll promise never to flare up again."
"Certainly, I'll call you Kit. I'd just as lieve as not; anything
to oblige."
"And may I call you Patty?"
"Why, yes, if you like."
"Look here, you're altogether too indifferent about it."
"Oh, what a boy!" And Patty rolled her eyes up in despair. "If I
don't want him to call me Patty, he doesn't like it; and if I do let
him call me Patty, he isn't satisfied! What to do,--what to do!"
"You're a little tease,--THAT'S what you are!"
"And you're a big tease, that's what YOU are! I've heard you're even
fond of practical jokes! Now, I detest practical jokes."
"That's an awful pity, for I mean to play one on you the very first
chance I get."
"You can't do it?"
"Why can't I?"
"Because I'd discover it, and foil you."
"There's no such word as foil in my bright lexicon.
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