The request was granted.

Then Kenelm announced that he and Hannah were cal'latin' to go.

Thankful was somewhat reluctant; she felt that to be deprived of the services of both her hired man and maid on the same day might be troublesome.

But as the Parker announcement was more in the nature of an ultimatum than a request, she said yes under protest.

But when Captain Obed appeared and invited her and John Kendrick and Emily Howes to go to the Fair with him in a hired motor car she was more troubled than ever.
"I'd like to go, Cap'n," she said.