“Sure,” Peggy said eagerly. “Tell them exactly what happened, but treat the whole thing as a joke. Get them on your side.” Peggy sat down beside Amy and spoke seriously. “I really mean it, Amy,” she said. “If you laugh about it, they will too. And besides,” she added, “they’ll admire you for your determination.”
Amy looked at her hopefully. “You think so?”
“Of course,” Peggy assured her.
Amy began giggling again.
“Now what?”
“I just thought of something Daddy once said to me. He said the important thing was to get my foot in the door. Now I can tell him that maybe I haven’t got my foot in yet, but at least my hand’s there.”
The two girls laughed together. “That’s the spirit!” Peggy chuckled. “Don’t give up the ship! That’ll be our motto!”
“Rah! Rah! Rah!” Amy cheered, applauding excitedly.
“Sssh!” Peggy cautioned. “We’re making too much noise.”
“You sure are,” came a resonant voice from the door. “When does the plane leave for Hollywood?”