Patty at Home by Carolyn Wells
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Patty smiled gaily at her uncle, for they were great friends, and said: "Then I shall expect you to visit me very often in my new home,--that is, if I ever get there." "I can't see our way clear to a Christmas dinner in Boxley Hall," said Mr. Fairfield; "but I think I can promise you, chick, that you can invite your revered uncle and his family to dine with you there on New Year's day." There were general exclamations of delight at this from all except Patty, who looked a little bewildered. "What's the matter, Patsie?" said her uncle. "Don't you want to entertain your admiring relatives?" "Yes," said Patty, "of course I do; but it scares me to death to think of it! How can I have a dinner party, when I don't know anything about anything?" "Aunt Alice will tell you something about something," said her father; "and I'll tell you the rest about the rest." "Oh, I know it will be all right," said Patty, quickly regaining confidence, as she looked at her father. "If papa says the house will be ready, I know it will be, and if he says we'll have a dinner party on New Year's day, I know we will; and so I now invite you all, and I expect you all to accept; and I hope Aunt Alice will come early." |
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