'All right. If you'll be nice to me. Will you?'

She was reading the letter again, and did not answer when he said
good-bye and left the room.




CHAPTER VI


The Little Ottleys


'Edith, I want you to look nice tonight, dear; what are you going to
wear?'

'My Other Dress,' said Edith.

'Is it all right?'

'It ought to be. Would you like to know what I've done to it? I've cut
the point into a square, and taken four yards out of the skirt; the
chiffon off my wedding-dress has been made into kimono sleeves; then I'm
going to wear my wedding-veil as a sort of scarf thrown carelessly over
the shoulders; and I've turned the pointed waist-band round, so that
it's quite _right_ and short-waisted at the back now, and--'

'Oh, don't tell me the horrible details! I think you might take a little