“You ridiculous girl! You know what I think about kissing.”
“That’s the reason I asked. I didn’t know but you would rather have it over at once than prolong the agony.”
“I don’t see the necessity of doing either.”
“We’ve got to do something to celebrate, so I thought that might appeal to you as being a cheap way of getting out of it. If you object to that form of celebration, what do you say to a party?”
“A party, indeed! What are you talking about? I never had a party in my life.”
“Then it’s high time you had, and I mean that you shall.”
“You do, do you? I suppose you mean to furnish party dresses, refreshments, decorations, and all that.”
“Of course I do.”
“And where, may I ask, do you expect to get the money?”
“Oh, I have money enough. Five dollars should cover the expense of the modest entertainment I have in mind.”