“Come over,” called Marjorie.
“Yea, come, Fairy Godmother,” chimed in Millicent; and well pleased, Aunt Molly trotted over and joined the merry group.
They had a good time telling her all about their most recent fun, for what is nicer than a really interested listener? Marjorie read the “Whitecap” to her, which she declared was the work of genius.
“Why,” said the Duchess, as she reached the end of what they had written the night before, “here’s another page. Who wrote it?”
“Read it,” said Betty, and Marjorie read:
“There’s something gone wrong in Hilarity Hall,
There’s something awry, I guess;
For the Scullery-maid to the parlor has strayed,
And the Stoker is mending her dress!
“The Wandering Minstrel is cooking the soup,