“Oh, thank you, my friend,” said Mary Frances. “Thank you! I’ll call upon you, never fear. I must go now, though.”
“Shake hands?” asked Feather Flop, holding out his claw. “Just to show real forgiveness.”
“Certainly,” said Mary Frances, taking his claw in her hand and shaking it in a most serious fashion.
As much as she wanted to, she did not smile.
[CHAPTER XXXV]
Roses
“VERY many people love roses more than any other flowers,” began Billy, “and Miss Gardener explained to us that for this reason, rose growing has become a specialty among professional floriculturists.”
