"Well of all things—" began grandmother, but a new lot of people coming in demanded her attention.
The clergyman and his wife, laughing heartily, shook hands with the new people, and Ethelwyn was rather indignant to hear her remark repeated several times.
"I'm not going to say anything more," she thought, "they always laugh so."
She sat very quiet, indeed, until by and by the lights and the pink, blue, and white gowns danced together in a rainbow, and then she knew nothing at all about the rest of it, nor that the minister himself carried her up-stairs and put her in Nancy's care.
But the first thing of which she thought in the morning, was the refreshments, in which she had been so vitally interested the day before; so she came very soberly down-stairs to a late breakfast.
"Well, chicken," said grandmother, "how did you like the reception?"
"Not very much," said Ethelwyn. "I'm so ashamed to think I didn't get any ice cream—"
"There's some saved for you; and I think I see your mother and Beth coming in the gate, I was so sorry they couldn't come last night."
"I do believe they are coming," said Ethelwyn, standing on tiptoes, "and, yes, see, they have Bobby and Nan with them, to help take me home!"
There was a wild triple shriek from the surrey, followed by three small forms climbing rapidly down. They were proudly escorted by Ethelwyn to see Johnny Bear, the chickens, Peter, Hannah, and Nancy, all before mother was fairly in the house and the surrey in the barn.