"Of which there are about five," said Charlotte Benson. "You can spare Tom and Jerry and send a small boy."
"But what if I had rather go myself?" he said, "and Miss Pauline needs the air. Now there are--let me see," and he began to count up the dancing inhabitants of the neighborhood.
"Will you write notes or shall we leave a verbal message at each door?"
"Oh leave a verbal message by all means," said Charlotte Benson, a little sharply. "It won't be quite en règle, as Miss d'Estrée doesn't know the people, but so unconventional and fresh."
"I do know them," I retorted, much annoyed, "conventionally at least: for they have all called upon me, though I didn't see them all. But I shall be very glad if you will take my place."
"Oh, thank you; I wasn't moving an amendment for that end. We have made our arrangements for the morning, irrespective of the delivery of cards."
"I shall have time to write the notes first, if Sophie would rather have notes sent," said Henrietta, who wrote a good hand and was very fond of writing people's notes for them.
"Oh, thank you, dear; yes, perhaps it would be best, and save Pauline and Kilian trouble."
So Henrietta went grandly away to write her little notes: a very large ship on a very small voyage.
"And how about your music, Sophie," said Kilian, who was anxious to have all business matters settled relating to the evening.