“Let’s all come early,” she began, “very early. We’ll do our very best, of course, we can make wonderful cakes.”
“You can,” corrected Nancy.
“So can you, Nan,” Christine took time to say, “I’d like to see any one make a better sponge cake—”
“Oh, sponge cake,” scoffed Nancy.
“The very thing most needed to go with ice cream,” Christine hurried to say. “But listen—”
“We are,” said Ruth.
“We will take whatever money we get for the entire order, (we donate the materials, of course,) and with the money we’ll buy a gift for—Manny!” said Christine.
“Hurrah!” came a hushed hail, for there was danger of the plans being overheard.
However, Christine’s idea was enthusiastically received, and there was no possible doubt of the entire plan being successfully carried out.
Ruth remained with Nancy and so did Isabel, so that she readily found an opportunity to tell them of Mr. Sander’s message. They were as usual, putting things away, Miss Manners being obliged to leave early to give a private lesson to an invalid girl.