"Oh, my, my!" he said.
"WHAT thing ?" She told him.

"Your dear, grand, old Mister Lamb's Henrietta has sent out invitations for a large party--a LARGE one.

Everybody that is anybody in this town is asked, you can be sure.

There's a very fine young man, a Mr.Russell, has just come to town, and he's interested in Alice, and he's asked her to go to this dance with him.

Well, Alice can't accept.