King was already there, for Cousin Jack had roused him also.
"Hello, Kiddy-widdies!" Cousin Jack called out, as the girls flew toward him.

"However did you get bedecked in all this finery so quickly ?" "This isn't finery," said Kitty; "these are our morning frocks.

But say, Cousin Jack, how did you manage to throw those flowers in at our window from down here ?" "Oh, I'm a wizard; I can throw farther than that." "Yes, a ball," agreed Marjorie; "but I don't see how you could throw flowers." "Oh, I just gave them to the fairies, and they threw them in," and Cousin Jack wouldn't tell them that really he had thrown them from a nearby balcony, and gone down to the lawn afterward.
"Well, anyway, it was a lovely shower of flowers, and we thank you lots," said Marjorie.
"You're a nice, polite little girl, Mehitabel, and I'm glad to see you don't forget your manners.

Now we have a good half hour before breakfast, what shall we play ?" Kitty sidled over to Cousin Jack, and whispered, a little timidly, "You _said_ we'd play Indians." "Bless my soul! A gentle little thing like you, Susannah, wanting to play Indians! Well, then that's what we play.

I'll be the Chief, and my name is Opodeldoc.