"I don't know why, but I do."
"There's nothing to like."
"Yes, there is; it's rather fun to try and turn the words into sentences."
"You're not very good at French translation, and yet you always make sense out of Cæsar. I can't think how you manage it," said Avis.
"Ah, that's my secret!" answered Patty. "I shan't give it away, or else perhaps you'd all do as well."
"Is it really a secret?" asked Beatrice Wynne, who had joined the group.
"Of course it is," said Patty mysteriously. "One of those things you can't explain and wouldn't if you could."
"Oh, do tell me!" implored Beatrice.
"No!" said Patty, shaking her head solemnly. "A secret is a secret, and you mustn't ask questions."
"I'll find out some day," returned Beatrice. "I love discovering secrets."