"I think he liked it as well as we did," said Molly.
"I think so, too," said Marjorie, "and I hope some day he'll take us again."
CHAPTER XVIII
THANKSGIVING DAY
The Thanksgiving Dinner was a jollification.
The Maynard children were always a merry crowd, but the added element of Molly's gaiety gave a new zest to the fun.
The pretty table decorations, planned for the expected guests, were modified better to suit the children's tastes, and when dinner was announced and they all went out to the dining-room, a general shout of applause was raised.
In the middle of the table was a large "horn of plenty," fashioned of gilded pasteboard. From its capacious mouth were tumbling oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, nuts, figs, and raisins. The horn itself was beautifully decorated, and seemed to be suspended from the chandelier above by red ribbons.