"And a brother," supplemented King, "and such a brother!" He rolled his eyes as if in ecstasy at the thought of his own perfections, and Marjorie lovingly pinched his arm.
"And a couple of sisters," added Cousin Ethel; "I like to speak up for the absent."
"Yes, and two dearest, darlingest cousins," said Marjorie, gleefully. "Oh, I think I've got the loveliest bunch of people in the whole world!"
CHAPTER XII
A LETTER OF THANKS
"Mother," said Marjorie, the next day, "what is a bread-and-butter letter?"
"Why, dearie, that's a sort of a humorous term for a polite note of acknowledgment, such as one writes to a hostess after making a visit."
"Yes, that's what I thought. So I'm going to write one to Mrs. Geary."