Sandford. "Daisy kept her countenance so
well."
"Yes, — if Fortitude had smiled! —" said Theresa. "Mrs.
Sandford, is it out of character for Fortitude to smile?"
"It would be out of character for Portia, just at this crisis
— so take care of her."
"What made them make such a great noise, Daisy?" said Nora,
while Daisy was getting undressed.
"I suppose they liked the picture," said Daisy.
"But they made a great deal more noise than they did for
anybody else," said Nora.
"I suppose they liked the picture better than they liked any
of the others," said Ella Stanfield. "I know they did, for I
was in the other room. Come, let's go see this picture!"
"Not you, Daisy," said Mrs. Sandford, as the children were
running off — "I want you. Priscilla comes next."
So Daisy had to stay and be dressed for Priscilla. She missed
Portia and Bassanio. It was not much missed, for her little
heart began to be beating with excitement; and she wished very
much that Priscilla might be as much liked as Fortitude. The
dressing was an easy matter, for the costume had been prepared
for her and a gown and vandyke made on purpose. Would
Alexander dare to wink this time, she wondered? And then she
remembered, to her great joy, that he could not; because his
face would be in full view of the people behind the scenes in
the library.
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