And Julie shouted in addition to the invitation: “Yes, but we’ll only invite you in installments—not such a crowd at one time.”
[CHAPTER NINE—THE CABINET MAKERS]
When the last cloud of dust told the scout girls that their friends had disappeared down the road, they turned to the Captain. Julie evidently had an idea she wished to express.
“Now that we have time, let’s find that strawberry field and gather some for supper. It is allowable on Sunday, isn’t it?”
“If it’s for use and not for pleasure, it is right,” said the Captain.
“Well, one can’t exactly say it is for use, as one can do without berries; but they will taste mighty good with ’Liza’s cake, you know,” laughed Joan.
“And we can honestly say they are not for pleasure,” added Betty.
“They are for gustatory pleasures,” teased Mrs. Vernon.
“Girls! Seeing our Captain is so particular, suppose we exempt her from any obligation she fears we might incur by picking berries on Sunday. I say, we will gather the fruit on our own responsibility but she shall not eat of that forbidden fruit, either,” declared Julie, but at this point she was interrupted by Mrs. Vernon.
“Oh, no, indeed! As your guardian and Captain, I cannot have you eat berries on Sunday unless I, too, participate!”