Ye maidens buy his wares (75 cents reduced from $1.50)
Ye maidens buy his gaudy wares,
His prices crying down;
And slowly and reluctantly
He wends his way to town.
This was hailed with enthusiasm, and Betty declared they really ought to write an account of Hester’s dinner. Seizing the “Whitecap,” she began a fresh page with a grand flourish reading as she wrote:
“On Friday the Hilarious Populace gathered round their festal board and partook of a dinner which was most successfully served by the Stoker and the Wandering Minstrel, et al.”
“We didn’t eat all,” said Helen, laughing.
“That’s Latin,” said Betty, “and it means that Marguerite helped you.”
Then she proceeded to write: