Both ladies looked fascinatedly to the last at the black smooch on her cheek as they backed out.
"I thought I should burst right out laughing every time I looked at her, in spite of myself," whispered Mrs.Lee, as they passed down the walk.
"So did I." "And no collar on!" "Yes.

She must have been house-cleaning." "Yes.

Well, I don't want to say disagreeable things, but really it doesn't seem to me that I would have been house-cleaning such an afternoon as this, when people were likely to be out calling." "Well, I know I would not," said Mrs.Van Dorn, decidedly.

"I should have done what I could in the morning, and left what I couldn't do till next day." "So should I." Samson Rawdy stood at the coach-door, and both ladies stepped in.
Then he stood waiting expectantly for orders.

The ladies looked at each other.
"Where shall we go next ?" asked Mrs.Lee.
"Well, I don't know," said Mrs.Van Dorn, hesitatingly.