"Yes, that's enough. Now, what can I make myself?"
"I daresay Mother finished the list when she said mats and mops. I don't know of anything else, unless it's mantillas."
"What are they?"
"Don't you know? Well, it is an old-fashioned word. They're ladies' cloaks, mantles, you know."
"Oh, Father, I could make some for dolls!"
"Yes, that's good; if you can sew well enough."
"Mother will help me with the hard parts. But, really, they will be lovely. All the little girls will buy them. Now, can't I make something else?"
"Why, yes; make candy! Marshmallows,—I'll teach you how; you know I'm a famous candy-maker. But I don't know any other sort,—unless we say mint-drops. Would that do?"
"Oh, yes. And I can make mottoes. Any kind of candy, you know, done up in motto-papers."
"That's a fine idea! We'll all make a lot of home-made candy, and help you wrap it the night before the show. Then your nice, fresh mottoes will go off like hot cakes."