She stopped for sheer lack of breath.
“Ninepence each!” cried Kate, “and you once thought of writing some articles on teaching Thrift to young Australia, Hugh!”
“But that was before I was really acquainted with young Australia,” said Hugh.
“Did you like them?” asked Lynn anxiously, “I was ’fraid you wouldn’t like grin, but nothing else would rhyme.”
“Like them!” said Hugh, “I shall keep them in my desk among my Correspondence from Celebrated Persons. As a special and [p239] particular favour I will allow Kate to see them,” and he drew out the budget of telegraph forms.
“Your friend Pauline
Will be glad to be seen,”
was the uniquely apropos answer to his invitation to the eldest daughter of the Judge.
“Max will come quick
To your nice picnic”