They didn’t take much time for making a fancy toilet, and were soon out in the play house garden with Billy.
“Hello, girls,” he called. “Aren’t these green peppers beauties?” holding some up.
“Green peppers!” said Eleanor. “Why, lots of those green peppers are red!”
“Oh, you’re no Italian,” laughed Billy, “or you would know that most green peppers turn red when ripe enough.”
“What else have we to-day?” asked Mary Frances. “Of course we have our parsley, and lettuce, and tomatoes, and ‘pot herbs.’”
“And cabbage, and carrots, and beans, and cucumbers,” added Billy.
“And egg-plants!” Eleanor was proud to be able to add a name to the list.
“All the articles mentioned, Ma’am,” said Billy, pretending to offer them for sale.
“I’ll buy everything you have,” answered Eleanor, “if you’ll sell for a penny.”