“How long are you staying here?” asked Mr. Hoyt.
“A month, at least,” Adèle answered for Patty.
“Oh, no, not so long as that,” Patty protested. “A fortnight, at most.”
But Adèle only smiled, and said, “We’ll see about that, my dear.”
After a time, Hal Ferris came to Patty, and tried to draw her away from the group around the piano.
“You’re neglecting me shamefully,” he said; “and I’m the brother of your hostess! Guests should always be especially kind to the Brother of a Hostess.”
“What can I do for you?” asked Patty, smiling, as she walked out to the hall with him.
“Quit talking to the other people, and devote yourself to me,” was the prompt response.
“Do all your sister’s guests do that?”
“I don’t want ’em all to; I only want you to.”