“As long as it was not wasted I don’t care much whether I ate the toast in hash or had it with tea,” said Julie.
“But I can eat more breakfast,” commented Joan.
“‘Enough is as good as a feast,’ and I’m sure you girls must admit you’ve had enough to sustain you until noon,” said Mrs. Vernon.
“Oh, certainly!” agreed Joan, “making the best of a famine is my especial virtue.”
This started a laugh, and merry words were exchanged while the dishes were cleared away and the camp was left in good order.
“Now shall we start in to finish the hut, Verny?” asked Betty.
“I thought I’d like to read aloud from the handbook, ‘Scouting for Girls,’ and see how many of the laws and customs you girls know.”
“You’ll find us in the A-B-C-class, I’m afraid,” said Joan.
“Then the sooner you are promoted out of it the better,” declared Mrs. Vernon, seating herself on a stump and opening the manual.
“First question: ‘How do you start a Patrol?’” asked the Captain.