“I don’t want to be part; I want to be the whole crowd.”
“You must have a large opinion of yourself, if you fancy yourself a whole crowd.”
“Well, I never see you anywhere. When you come to see Elise I’m not at home, and when she goes to see you she won’t take me with her. Mayn’t I come by myself some day?”
“Miss Daggett isn’t visiting me now,” said Patty, roguishly.
“Well, Miss Fleming is,” said Roger, teasing in return.
“Sure enough, and I do want to make it pleasant for her. We’re all going to Vernondale for Christmas, but I’d be glad to have you call some afternoon next week. Ruth will stay until after New Year’s Day.”
“I’ll be delighted to come,” said Roger, “and I’ll bring you some plants for your farm.”
They whirled away in the dance, and as Roger was a particularly good dancer, Patty enjoyed it immensely. Dancing was a favourite pastime with her, but she rarely had an opportunity to enjoy it, as Mr. Fairfield did not approve of dancing parties for schoolgirls; so as Patty did not attend a dancing class, her dances were limited to the impromptu ones the girls sometimes had in the gymnasium of the Oliphant school.
CHAPTER XXII
“IT”
After several dances Mrs. Morse proposed that the young people should play a game of some sort.