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"Yes, or teach, and make our everlasting fortune."
"Well, I think we won't do either. We'll just reserve our glorious
genius for our own enjoyment. Just think of dancing with you every
night, for goodness knows how long!" said Kit.
"But you won't."
"Won't? Why not?"
"Because before we've been here many days we shall quarrel. I know
we will. Four people can't be shut up inside four walls without
quarrelling sooner or later."
"Well, let's make it later. And, anyway, I'm so good-natured, you
couldn't quarrel with me if you tried."
"I couldn't quarrel with you while I'm dancing with you, anyway. But
now this dance is over and there's not to be another one to-night.
Good-night, everybody. Come, Marie," and taking Marie by the hand,
Patty led her upstairs at once.
"Oh, DON'T go!" cried the two young men, but Patty and Marie only
leaned over the banisters, and called down laughing good-nights, and
ran away to their rooms.
Next morning, Patty declared they must adhere to the policy of
keeping more or less to themselves.
"I can put in a lovely morning," she said; "I shall visit the baby
in the nursery and I shall read for awhile, and I'll have a long
telephone conversation with Nan and perhaps some other people, and
I'm not going downstairs till luncheon time.
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