Did I give you permission to call me Patty ?" demurely.
"Not that I recollect." The boat came sweeping up to the dock, and he tossed the senator's letter to the boy.

The boat went on with a musical gurgle.

"But when I especially like anything, I usually appropriate it." "I can see that you will make a good politician." He laughed happily.
"Evidently you like the name.

You have applied it to me three times this morning." "Like it?
Why, I think it is the most charming name I ever heard.

It smells of primroses, garden-walls, soldiers in ragged regimentals, of the time when they built houses with big-columned porches." "My!" "May I not call you Patty ?" "Oh, if you ask my permission, you may." "I do." "That is better." "Patty ?" "Well." "Do you ever look in your mirror ?" "The idea! Of course I do.