[Tracy Park by Mary Jane Holmes]@TWC D-Link bookTracy Park CHAPTER XXVIII 4/17
May Jane approved, and Billy did not care, provided his father would pronounce it right, and so in less than a week, '_Le Bateau_' was on Peterkin's door-plate, and on the two gate-posts of the entrance to his grounds, and May Jane's visiting cards bore the words: 'Mrs.Peterkin.
Le Bateau.
Fridays.' She had her _days_ now, like Mrs.Atherton, and Mrs.St.Claire, and Mrs.Tracy, and had her butler, too, and her maid, and her carriage; and after the house was furnished, and furnished in style which reminded one of a theatre, it was so gorgeous and gay, Peterkin concluded to have a _coat of arms_ for his carriage; and remembering how Arthur had helped him in a former dilemma he sought him again and told him his trouble. 'That _Lubber-too_ (he called it _too_ now) 'went down like hot cakes, and was just the thing,' he said, 'and now I want some picter for my carriage door to kinder mark me, and show who I am.
You know what I mean.' Arthur thought a _puff-ball_ would represent Peterkin better than anything else, but he replied: 'Yes, I know.
You want a coat of arms, which shall suggest your early days--' 'When I was a flounderin' to get up--jess so,' Peterkin interrupted him. 'You've hit it, square.
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