"We had a very pleasant drive, thank you," she said, and her pretty, graceful manner brought a smile of approbation to her grandmother's face.
"I'm glad you did, my dear.

Where did you go ?" "We drove in the park, and along the avenue," said King, uncertain whether to mention the soda water episode or not.
But Marjorie's frankness impelled her to tell the story, "We stopped at a drug shop, Grandma, on our way home, and had soda water," she said; "I hope you don't mind." "You stopped at a drug shop!" exclaimed Grandma Maynard.

"You four children alone!" "We weren't alone," explained Marjorie "Parker went in with us, and he paid for it.

Wasn't it all right, Grandma ?" "No; children ought not to go in a shop without older people with them." "But Parker is older than we are," said Kitty, who was of a literal nature.
"Don't be impertinent, Kitty," said her grandmother.

"I do not refer to servants." Now Kitty had not had the slightest intention of being impertinent, and so the reproof seemed a little unfair.
Unable to control her indignation, when she saw Kitty's feelings were hurt, Marjorie tried to justify her sister.
"Kitty didn't mean that for impertinence, Grandma Maynard," she said.