"
"I will give you one more," said Patty, for she liked Mr. Bell very
much.
So at the end of their dance they agreed upon a number later on the
programme, and Mr. Bell wrote down "Cousin Ed" on Patty's card.
It was just after this that Kit came back for his second dance.
"Naughty girl," he said; "you've kept me waiting three-quarters of
the evening."
"I thought I saw you dancing with several visions of beauty."
"Only killing time till I could get back to you. Come on, don't
waste a minute."
It was a joy to Patty to dance with Cameron, for he was by all odds
the best dancer she had ever met. And many admiring glances followed
them as they circled the great room.
"How did you like your little brother?" Kit enquired.
"He's a ducky-daddles!" declared Patty, enthusiastically. "Just a
nice all-round boy, frank and jolly and good-natured."
"That's what I am."
"Not a bit of it! You're a musician; freakish, temperamental,
touchy, and--a woman-hater."
"Gracious! what a character to live up to,--or down to. But I hate
YOU awfully, don't I?"
"I don't know. I never can feel sure of these temperamental
natures."
"Well, don't you worry about feeling sure of me. The longer you
live, the surer you'll feel.
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