When it came to giving Lucina a pleasure, she gave twofold.
"Thank you, Aunt Camilla," said Lucina, delightedly, and yet with a little confusion.

She felt very guilty--still, how could she tell her aunt all her reasons for wishing the party?
"Shall we have your father and mother, or only young people, dear ?" asked Miss Camilla.
"Only young people, I think, aunt.

Mother comes any time, and as for father, he would rather go fishing." "You would like the Edwards boy, since he came so long ago ?" "Yes, I think so, aunt." "He is poor, and works hard, and has not been in fine company much, I presume, but that is nothing against him.

He will enjoy it all the more, if he is not too shy.

You do not think he is too shy to enjoy it, dear ?" "I should never have known from his manners at my party that he had not been in fine company all his life.