As yet there had been no entertaining at the Killigrew home; nearly all their friends were out of town for the summer; thus far he had escaped.
"I am sorry, Miss Killigrew, but I have no suitable clothes." Which was plain unvarnished truth.

"And I do not possess an opera-hat." And never did.
Kitty laughed pleasantly.

"We are very democratic in this house, as by this time you will have observed.

In the summer we do not dress; we take our amusements comfortably.

Ordinarily we would be at our summer home on Long Island; but delayed repairs will not let us into it till August.