assure you Mrs. Farrington won't mind a bit, since you are with us.
You're dragon enough to chaperon the whole State of Illinois."

It's doubtful if Lisette knew what the State of Illinois was, but she
was devoted to Patty, and waved her scruples in deference to Patty's
wishes, although she kept a stern watch on the big Van Ness boys.

But Bob and Guy behaved most decorously, and two more polite or well-
mannered young men could not have been found among the native Parisians
themselves.

Leaving the shop, they continued down the Rue de Rivoli till they
reached the Louvre.

Doris proposed their going in, and as Patty was most anxious to do so,
and Lisette saw no objection to visiting the great museum, they all
entered.

It was Patty's first glimpse of the great picture gallery, and she began
to wish she was not accompanied by the chattering crowd, that she might
wander about wherever her fancy directed. But she remembered she would
have ample opportunity for this all winter, so she willingly gave up her
own desire to please the Van Ness girls.

They cared little for pictures, but were really good historical
students, and they wanted to visit the rooms which contained curios and
relics of famous people.

So the whole crowd followed the lead of Doris and Alicia, who had
visited the Louvre before, and Patty found herself learning a great deal