And pop!—went a button on Pierrot's suit. His chest puffed out, and his hat flew off. The children laughed.
When Margot left Jeanne at the door of Auntie Sue's Shop, she wanted to know when they should be together again. She asked when they should play more of Jeanne's stories with Pierrot.
Jeanne did not tell Margot that she would not be able to play again for many days. Work would interfere. Work was always there to stop play.
But Jeanne did not say this to Margot. Margot would not have understood. Jeanne only told her that she hoped they would meet soon again.
So with her puppet in her arms, she stepped out of the car. She stepped out of the car and out of a different world from her own.
And Margot planned all the way home to repeat to-day's pleasures to-morrow and to-morrow and to-morrow. Little, spoiled Margot!