“Let’s play.”
“Play skin the Fox,” said Skinny Dawson.
“Ich tee goo,” said Piffy. “Ich tee goo” means something like “Oof” or “Horrid” or “Dirty” or “Creepy” or “Slimy.” So you could tell what she meant, although I confess it’s hard to find the word that explains it.
“We’ll play ring around a rosy,” said Amy Rebecca.
“Sissy game!” said Slats.
“I have an idea,” said Martha Mary. “We’ll have a story.”
“Can you tell them?” asked Sue Patience.
“No—not exactly, but Flip can. Perfectly wonderful ones!”
“Who is Flip?” they all wanted to know.
“I’ll show you,” said Martha Mary. Away she rushed and in a moment she was back, dragging Flip after her and he holding in his hand the pages of a letter from Jane that he had not had half time enough to read twice.