"Spent."
"What! Spent for what?"
"Oh, Daniel, you busybody! Well, it was spent for kid gloves and presents for Hattie's babies from you and me. We needed the gloves; I didn't need a gown; you seemed anxious to have me squander twenty dollars, so I sent six dollars' worth of things to the babies in Charleston."
"Without consulting me!"
"But there was nothing to consult about. And you seemed so determined to have me spend twenty dollars."
"For a frock."
Margaret flopped her head wearily on her hand and did not answer.
"You say 'we' needed the gloves. Did you buy me some? I don't need any."
"I bought some for Jennie and Sadie," she answered mechanically.
Daniel's face turned red. "What did you spend on them?"