Isaiah'll give the critter his breakfast, and the dolls can wait 'til noontime, can't they ?" Mary-'Gusta's mind was evidently divided between inclination and duty.
Duty won.
"They ain't dressed yet," she said, gravely.

"And besides they might think I'd gone off and left 'em and be frightened.

This is a strange place to them, same as it is to me and David, you know.

None of us have ever been visitin' before." So it was decided that she should wait until her family had been given parental attention, and come to the store by herself.

The partners left for their place of business and she and Mr.Chase remained at the house.
Her first act, after leaving the table, was to go to the barn and return bearing the cat in her arms.