Brewster. My brother has told me the circumstances of his
finding you. I am not sure that I'm doing right in taking you away
from your present employer, but I'm going to be selfish enough to
ask you to help me out for a short time, anyway. I have guests for
dinner, and my waitress has gone. My guests are really important
people and I was at my wits' end how to manage, until you appeared.
If you will only stay and wait on my table at dinner, I will let you
do as you choose afterwards,--return to Mrs. Hemingway or remain
with me."
The plan seemed to promise some fun to Patty. She would privately
telephone Adele, who would tell Jim. It was to be a joke on the rest
of them, especially Kit who had said Patty could never fool him. And
ever since the Belle Harcourt joke, which had not fooled Kit after
all, she wanted to try again. She would make Adele pretend she
thought Patty was lost, and both Kit and Philip would be greatly
alarmed.
"I will stay for dinner, madame," she said, at last, "and afterward
we can decide. You may not like my work."
"I'm sure I shall; you seem capable, and my brother tells me you are
experienced. I fear though, your gown is a little,--a little--"
"I understand, madame.
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