"It may prove
a very light case. But you see the quarantine laws are just as
strict for a very light case as for a desperate one. Now, I propose
that we try to forget Babette for the present, and go in for a good
time."
"But we can't do anything," said Marie; "we can't go to places or
have any company, or see anybody or write any letters--"
"There, there, little girl," said her cousin, "don't make matters
worse by complaining. Here are four most attractive young people, in
a perfectly lovely house, with all the comforts of home; and if we
don't have a good time, it's our own fault. What shall we do this
afternoon?"
"Let's play bridge," said Patty; "that's quiet, and I don't feel
like anything rackety-packety."
"Bridge is good enough for me," said Kenneth, manfully striving to
shake off the gloom he felt. He was really very much concerned about
some important business matters, but he said nothing of this to any
one.
They sat down at the bridge table, but the game dragged. No one
seemed interested, and they dealt the cards in silence.
Cameron tried to keep up a lively flow of conversation, and the
others tried to respond to his efforts. But though they succeeded
fairly well, after the third rubber, Patty declared she could not
play any longer, and she was going to her room for a nap.
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