"
"There are fortune-tellers."
"That won't do — not interest enough. There! here's one.
'Little Red Riding-hood.' That will be beautiful for you,
Daisy."
"But, Preston, I mustn't be everything."
"Plenty more things coming. You don't like Red Riding-hood?
Then we will give it to Nora or Ella."
"Oh, I like it," said Daisy. "I like it much better than
Esther — unless you will play Ahasuerus."
"Well, I will put you down for both of 'em."
"But who's to be anything else?"
"Lots. Here. — Splendid! 'Marie Antoinette going from the
revolutionary tribunal' — that will be capital."
"Who will take that?" said Daisy.
"Let me see. I think — I think, Daisy, it must be Theresa
Stanfield. She is a clever girl, and it must be a clever girl
to do this."
"But she will not look as old as she ought."
"Yes, she will, when she is dressed. I know who will be our
dresser, too; Mrs. Sandford."
"Will she?" said Daisy.
"Yes. She knows how, I know. You and I must go and give
invitations, Daisy."
"Mamma will send the invitations."
"Yes, of course, to the party; but we have got to beat up
recruits and get contributions for the tableaux. You and I
must do that. I engaged to take all the trouble of the thing
from aunt Felicia.
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