Gary McFarlane.
"What party?" said Mrs. Gary.
"Daisy's birthday entertainment."
"Daisy invited all the gardeners and haymakers to take supper
and strawberries with her, Aunt Gary," said Ransom.
"What is that?" said Mrs. Gary, looking to her sister.
"Ransom has stated the matter correctly."
"Gardeners and haymakers! What was that for, Daisy?"
"I thought it would give them pleasure, aunt Gary, —" said
Daisy.
"Give _them_ pleasure! of course, I suppose it would; but are we
to give everybody pleasure that we can? At that rate, why not
invite our footmen and chambermaids too? Why stop?"
"I suppose that will be the next thing," said Mrs. Randolph.
"Daisy, you must not eat that cheese."
"What's Daisy's notion?" said Mrs. Gary, appealing to her
brother-in-law.
"A child's notion," said Mr. Randolph. "The worst you can say
of it is, that it is Arcadian."
"How did it go off, Daisy?" said Gary McFarlane.
"I don't know," said Daisy. "I think it went off pretty well."
"How did the hob-nails behave themselves?"
"They had lots of things to eat," said Ransom. "I don't
believe we shall have any strawberries for a day or two
ourselves."
"Did you give them strawberries?" said Mrs.
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