Homer and
Marie spoil her with indulgence and then suddenly scold her for her
unconventionality. Perhaps the school she's attending will bring her
out all right, but she's a funny combination of naughty child and
charming girl. She would stop at nothing, and I don't wonder that
they say when she and Kit Cameron get together, look out for
breakers."
A few days later, Patty received an invitation to Marie's luncheon
for her sister.
It was formally written, and the date set was Tuesday, April the
eighth, at half-past one. Patty noted the day on her engagement
calendar, and thought no more about it at the time. But a day or two
later it suddenly occurred to her that she had heard that Beatrice
was to return to school on the seventh of April.
"I must be mistaken about her going back," Patty thought,
remembering the luncheon on the eighth, and then, lest she herself
might be mistaken in the date, she looked at the invitation again.
It read "the eighth," and though Marie's handwriting was scrawly and
not very legible, the figure eight was large and plain.
"She ought to have spelled it out," said Patty, who was punctilious
in such matters.
"Yes," agreed Nan, "it's those little details that count so much
among society people.
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