[CHAPTER XX—CONCLUSION]
“Isn’t this delightful?” cried Belle, holding up a card that she had received in the mail that morning. “Mrs. Fullerton of the Embassy has secured for us this invitation to the reception that the Prime Minister of Japan gives to the Emperor this afternoon at the Prime Minister’s official residence.”
“There’ll be a dreadful crush there,” replied Dave, with a secret sinking at heart.
“Of course, if you don’t care to go—” began Belle considerately.
“Of course I want to go,” Dave returned bravely. “Do you think we’d miss such an event as this will certainly be?”
“Going to the reception this afternoon?” asked Dan a little later.
“Certainly; Belle has a card for us.”
“And yet Toruma and Hata say that you have no courage!”
“Are you invited?” Dave asked.
“Oh, yes. And going, of course.”