"Sewing! I can't sew."
"Can't sew!" cried Miss Linn, in horror. "Have you never learned?"
"Not I," said Gay, thinking this would end the matter.
This was a mistake. Miss Linn immediately produced, from the depths of a work-basket, a number of small squares of bright-colored calico and white cotton cloth, and spread them on a table.
"Is that a game?" asked Gay, curiously.
"It is patchwork," Miss Linn replied, amazed at such ignorance.
"What is it for?" questioned Gay, who had no acquaintance with those monuments to feminine industry, known as quilts and "comforters."
"For you to make a pretty little quilt for your bed," said Miss Linn, in a persuasive tone. "Wouldn't you like to have it?"
"No, I thank you. A blanket is good enough for me!" said naughty Gay.