"The coffee is
admirable, and plenty of cups. We asked none too many. I should
not mind having a tea-party every week."
Elizabeth Eliza sighed with relief as she filled his cup. It was going
off well.
There were cups enough, but she was not sure she could live over
another such hour of anxiety; and what was to be done after tea?
THE PETERKINS TOO LATE FOR THE EXHIBITION.
Dramatis Person?. Amanda (friend of Elizabeth Eliza), Amanda's
mother, girls of the graduating class, Mrs. Peterkin, Elizabeth
Eliza. AMANDA [coming in with a few graduates ].
MOTHER, the exhibition is over, and I have brought the whole
class home to the collation.
MOTHER. The whole class! I But I only expected a few.
AMANDA. The rest are coming. I brought Julie, and Clara, and
Sophie with me. [A voice is heard. ] Here are the rest.
MOTHER. Why, no. It is Mrs. Peterkin and Elizabeth Eliza!
AMANDA. Too late for the exhibition. Such a shame! But in time
for the collation.
MOTHER [to herself ]. If the ice-cream will go round.
AMANDA. But what made you so late? Did you miss the train?
This is Elizabeth Eliza, girlsyou have heard me speak of her.
What a pity you were too late!
MRS. PETERKIN. We tried to come; we did our best.
MOTHER. Did you miss the train? Didn't you get my postal-card?
MRS. PETERKIN. We had nothing to do with the train.
AMANDA. You don't mean you walked?
MRS.
Pages:
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73