"I was frightened when you said you had lost your appetite, but I guess it was a false alarm." "It was," said Kitty.

"I do love sweet-breads." "And there's custard pudding to come, Miss Kitty," said the maid, who smiled kindly on the children.

In fact, she smiled so kindly that they all began to feel more cheerful, and soon were laughing and chatting quite in their usual way.
"What is your name, please ?" inquired Marjorie, and the maid answered, "Perkins." "Well, Perkins, do you know what we are to do to-morrow?
Has Grandma made any plans for us ?" "Oh, yes, Miss Marjorie; she made the plans some weeks ago, as soon as she heard you were coming.

She is giving a children's party for you to-morrow afternoon." "A children's party! How kind of her!" And Marjorie quite forgot Grandma's disapproving remarks about the soda water escapade.
"Oh, I don't know," said King.

"I expect a children's party here will be rather grownuppish." "Oh, no, Master King," said Perkins; "there are only children invited.
Young boys and girls of your own age.