But as you're so averse to accepting my ostentatious offerings, I thought better to give it to Daisy.

And I had another reason, too." "I'm glad you did," said Patty, coldly; "and I wish you had given her this also." She began to draw off the kimono, but Farnsworth took a step toward her, and with one big swoop, gathered her into his arms.
"Apple Blossom!" he whispered, "my little Apple Blossom girl!" So impulsive and all-embracing was the action, so swift the kiss that fell on Patty's pink cheek, and so quickly was she released, that she stood, gasping from breathlessness, and astonishment, as others began to return to the room.
Van Reypen was among them, and he called out to Patty: "We've come for you.

If your things aren't all sold, let somebody else look after them.

We're going to supper now, and we want all our crowd together." Gratefully, Patty turned to him, her head still in a whirl from Farnsworth's audacity, and with Philip she went downstairs..