"Muchas gracias, Señorita!" they cried in a duet, their black eyes wide with joy.
"Bless the babies!" exclaimed Kitty, "—did you hear what they called you?"
Blue Bonnet laughed. "I'm never called anything else here. They meant 'Many thanks, Ma'am.' You will be 'Señorita' too,—better get used to it."
"Oh, I shall love it," cried Kitty. "It sounds like a title—'my lady' or 'your grace' or something grand."
"Grandmother will be 'Señora'—doesn't it just suit her, girls?" asked Blue Bonnet.
"Mrs. Clyde, may we call you 'Señora,' too?" asked Debby, "—just while we're on the ranch?"
"Debby believes in the eternal fitness of things," put in Kitty.
"Certainly, you may call me Señora," said Mrs. Clyde. "When you're in Texas do as the Texans do," she paraphrased.
"I intend to learn all the Spanish I can while I'm here," remarked Sarah. "I brought a grammar and a dictionary—"
A chorus of indignation went up from the other girls.