"Come on," said Marie, jumping up, "I'll go with you."
"Yes, do, girlies," said Cameron, kindly. "A little nap will do you
good. Come down for tea, won't you?"
"I don't know," said Patty, doubtfully; "I think we'll have tea in
our rooms, and not come down till dinner time."
"As you like," returned Kit; "if we four have to live together for
weeks, it won't do to see TOO much of each other!"
"Then perhaps we won't come down to dinner, either," said Patty,
with a momentary flash of her roguish nature.
"Oh, you MUST!" exclaimed Kenneth, who couldn't help taking things
seriously. "You two girls are the only bright spots in this whole
business!"
"Thank you," and Patty smiled at him, as she and Marie went away.
"Come into my room," said Patty, "and let's talk this thing over."
Soon the two girls, in kimonos, were sitting either side of the
cheerful wood fire, discussing the outlook.
"It's worse for you than for me, Patty," said Marie, "for you have
more social engagements, and all that sort of thing, than I do. And
besides, these are my relatives. But for you, almost a stranger, to
be held up here like this, it's just awful! I can't tell you how bad
I feel about it."
"Now, Marie, let up on that sort of talk! It's no more your fault
than it is mine, and the fact of the Perrys being your relatives
doesn't make a scrap of difference.
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