"If Margaret wants to spare them, that will make you a beautiful hat; dirt cheap, too! You must go past Mrs.
Simms and show her.

She would be pleased to see them." Elnora sank into a chair and contemplated her toe.

"Landy, ain't I a queen ?" she murmured.

"What else have I got ?" "Just a belt, some handkerchiefs, and a pair of top shoes for rainy days and colder weather," said Margaret.
"About those high shoes, that was my idea," said Wesley.

"Soon as it rains, low shoes won't do, and by taking two pairs at once I could get them some cheaper.