“I don’t see why you can’t be a bit nicer to her,” Mr. Parker commented. “You scarcely spoke a word to her.”
“Did she say anything to me?”
“Well, I don’t recall.”
“I’ve treated Mrs. Deline just as well as she treats me!” Penny defended herself. “I’ll admit I don’t like her.”
“And you show it too.”
“Maybe I do, but she has no business taking so much of your time.”
“So that’s where the shoe pinches,” chuckled Mr. Parker. “My little girl is jealous.”
“The very idea!”
“Mrs. Deline is brilliant—a highly educated woman and I enjoy talking to her,” Mr. Parker said thoughtfully. “I assure you it’s no more serious than that.”
Penny moved close to her father and squeezed his arm.