Daisy spoke about it seriously, as a weighty and
important matter; and so Nora took it up, with a face of great
eagerness.
"You can have _just_ what you like, Daisy?" Daisy nodded. "Oh,
what have you thought of, Daisy?"
"What would be nicest, Nora?"
"I'll tell you what _I_ should have — I should have a party."
"A party!"
"Yes, that is what I should have."
"I never thought of that. Who would you ask, Nora? I thought
of a pic-nic; and of a great journey to Schroeder's Mountain;
— that would be nice; — to spend the whole day, you know."
"Yes, that would be nice: but I should have a party. Oh, there
are plenty to have. There is Kitty Marsden."
"I don't know Kitty Marsden, much" — said Daisy.
"And Ella Stanfield."
"I like Ella Stanfield" — said Daisy, sedately.
"And there are the Fishes."
"I don't like Mrs. Fish's children very well; — when Alexander
and Ransom get together, they make — a great deal of
disturbance!"
"Oh, we needn't mind their disturbance," said Nora; and she
went on discussing the plan and the advantages of the party.
Suddenly Daisy broke in with a new subject. "Nora, you know
the story of the servants with the talents, in the New
Testament?"
"Yes —" said Nora, with open eyes; "I know.
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