The next morning Paulina Maria and Belinda Lamb returned to finish preparations, and Jerome was sent over to the West Corners to notify some relatives there of the funeral service.

Just as he was starting, it was decided that he had better ride some six miles farther to Granby, and see some others who might think they had a claim to an invitation.
"Imogen Lawson an' Sarah were always dreadful touchy," said Mrs.
Edwards.

"They'll never get over it if they ain't asked.

I guess you'd better go there, Jerome." "Yes, he had," said Paulina Maria.
"It's a real pleasant day, an' I guess they'll enjoy comin'," said Belinda.

Paulina Maria gave her a poke with a hard elbow, that hurt her soft side, and she looked at her wonderingly.
"Enjoy!" repeated Ann Edwards, bitterly.
"I dun'no' what you mean," half whimpered Belinda.
"No, I don't s'pose you do," returned Ann.