The Meeting II

‘And that is not enough?” he asked.
It occurred to him that sixpences must go
far in a region so remote from shops.

‘Sixpence a half-hour would do,’
Doris ; “sixpence an hour is not enough.”

After this the conversation drifted to
general subjects.

Doris wanted to know if her new ac-
quaintance could turn cartwheels, A
certain ‘‘ Frank” had learned the art from
his grandmother’s page-boy, when on a
visit to London in June. The child had
not been able to acquire it yet. ‘And
then there’s spelling,” she said.

‘Beastly nuisance, isn’t it?” responded
he.

. This timely interjection put the twain
into complete accord with each other.
“Would you like to see my garden and
my bower, my treasure cave, my white
rats, and my rooms?” said the lady of the
garden.

‘“T would, indeed,” was the reply, and it
gave pleasure.

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