I wonder what papa will say ?" At dinner Patty was subdued and a little nervous.
Mr.Fairfield, quick to notice anything unusual in his daughter, surmised that she was bothered, but felt sure that in her own time she would tell him all about it, so he endeavoured to set her at her ease by chatting pleasantly about the events of his day in the city, and sustaining the burden of the conversation himself.
But after dinner, when they had gone into the library, as they usually did in the evening, Patty brought out her fearful array of paper bugbears and laid them before her father.
"What are these ?" said Mr.Fairfield cheerily.

"Ah, yes, I see.

The 1st of the month has brought its usual crop of bills." "I do hope it isn't the usual crop, papa; for if they always come in like this, we'll have to give up Boxley Hall and go to live in the poor-house." "Oh, I don't know.

We haven't overdrawn our bank account yet Whew! Pacetti's is a stunner, isn't it ?" "Yes," said Patty, in a meek little voice.
"And Fisher & Co.

seem to have summed up quite a total; and Smith's flower bill looks like a good old summer time." "Oh, papa, please scold me; I know I deserve it.