"You been shopping, mammie? Weren't the crowds terrible?"

"Yes, terrible! But I did want to get a few things before we go home. Are you feeling better? Shall we go to-morrow? if we can get reservations?"

Martha sat thinking.

"Yes. I think we'd better go to-morrow, if you can get them."

"You're ready to go for lunch?"

"Yes; if you—— Yes, I'm ready."

"Have you had breakfast?"

"I had enough."

"What did you have, Martha?"

"I—didn't feel like much. I had coffee and toast."