Great was the indignation in No. 9 at the prospect of this defacement of their pretty window. The girls talked the matter over.
"Something's got to be done!" said Betty decidedly.
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"Yes," groaned Marjorie, "I shall have to own up. There's nothing else for it. But I'm not going to tell the Acid Drop. I'm going straight to the Empress herself. She'll be the more decent of the two."
"I believe you're right," agreed Betty. "Look here, it was my idea, so I'm going with you."
"And I was in it too," said Irene.
"And so was I," said Sylvia.
"Then we'll all four go in a body," decided Betty. "Come along, let's beard the lioness in her den and get it over."