She ordered the pony chaise and got ready for driving.
"Hollo, Daisy!" said Preston as she came out upon the piazza;--"what now ?" "I am going out." "With me." "No, I have business, Preston." "So have I; a business that cannot wait, either.

We must go and drum up our people for the tableaux, Daisy.

We haven't much time to prepare, and lots of things to do." "What ?" "First, arrange about the parts everybody is to take; and then the dresses, and then practising." "Practising what, Preston ?" "Why, the pictures! We cannot do them at a dash, all right; we must drill, until every one knows exactly how to stand and how to look, and can do it well." "And must the people come here to practise ?" "Of course.

Where the pictures and the dresses are, you know.

Aunt Felicia is to give us her sewing woman for as much time as we want her; and Mrs.Sandford must be here to see about all that; and we must know immediately whom we can have, and get them to come.