"I'll ask Mother to ask him to-day. He'll get it soon, I know."
"All right; I'd heaps rather have that than fish. I'm tired of goldfish, anyway. You can't cuddle them like you can kittens. And I never had a kitten."
"You didn't! Why, Delight Spencer! I never heard of a girl that had never had a kitten! I'll ask Mother to see about it right away. Do you want two?"
"Yes, as many as I can have. I ought to have four to make up for those goldfish."
"You can have four, if your mother'll let you," said Midget. "Ask her."
"Oh, she'll let me. She never says no to anything I want. Does your mother?"
"Yes, often. But then, I want such crazy things."
"So do I. But I get them. Go on and see about the kittens."
So Midget went to the telephone and told her mother the whole story about the goldfish.
Mrs. Maynard was surprised at Marjorie's ignorance of fish's habits, but she didn't scold.