Elise was giggling. "He doesn't mean that kind of a seal, Patty," she
said; "he means a seal to seal wax with."

"Oh," said Patty, giggling, too; "why, so much the better. I beg your
pardon, I'm sure, and I'm glad it's a seal. I can have Marian's monogram
cut on it, and she can seal her letters by just letting Napoleon jump on
them."

She left the order for the monogram, and the affable shopkeeper promised
to send the finished seal home the next day. He seemed greatly
interested in his two young customers, and had it not been for Lisette's
sharp eye he would have urged them to buy even more of his wares.

But the canny young French girl had no notion of letting her charges be
imposed upon, and she glared haughtily at the shopkeeper when he seemed
too officious.

As they were about to leave the shop, some young people entered, and to
the surprise of all, they proved to be the Van Ness girls and their
cousins.

The four young people were out by themselves, and though quite capable
of finding their way about alone, Lisette's French notions were a trifle
shocked at the unchaperoned crowd.

But Patty and Elise were so glad to see their friends again that they
gave little thought to conventions, and fell to chattering with all
their might.