"My, but you're heavy!"
"'Tis true," said Iron Pot, sadly, "all my old-fashioned friends, like Iron Tea Kettle—glancing toward the new Tea Kettle—and Caldron, are gone. But," he added, brightening up, "it has been proved that for boiling meats, no modern 'light-weights' could 'do them up so brown!'"
"We'll prove it again," laughed Mary Frances. "I do believe I'll have a splendid lunch for Father—a regular big man's lunch. Listen!
Boiled Mutton Parsley Sauce
Boiled Potatoes
Rice Pudding Coffee
"And now I'll set the table! I think I'll use the very best silver, and the prettiest dishes—it will please father, I know."
This is the way Mary Frances set the table for her father and Billy's lunch. Mary Frances sat in her mother's place.
