"
"It may be sensible," said Laura Russell, "but it won't be a bit of fun.
Stupid, poky, old chestnut; nobody wants to come to buy things, they only
come because they think they have to. Now if we had a play--"
"Yes," said Elsie Morris, "a play would be the very nicest thing. I've
brought two books for us to look over. One's that Shakespeare thing, and
the other is called 'A Reunion at Mother Goose's.' It's awfully funny; I
think it's better than the Shakespeare."
"I think Mother Goose things are silly," said Ethel Holmes. "Who wants to
go around dressed up like Little Bo-peep, and say 'Ba, ba, black sheep,'
all the time?"
"Yes, or who wants to be Red Riding Hood's wolf and eat up Mary's
little lamb?"
"Oh, it isn't like that; it's a reunion, you know, and all the Mother
Goose children are grown up, and they talk about old times."
"It does sound nice," said Patty, "let's read it."
They read both the plays, and so interested were they in the reading and
discussing them that before they knew it the afternoon slipped away, and
Pansy Potts came in to announce that the tea was ready.
"Goodness," cried Patty, "I forgot all about it! Come on, girls, we can
discuss the play just as well at the table."
"Yes, and better," said Elsie.
Such a shout of exclamation as went up from the Tea Club girls when they
saw Patty's table.
"Why didn't you tell us there was to be a wedding?" said Ethel, "and we
would have brought presents.
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