The house party had been invited,
and the house party had accepted their invitations, and all would
have been well had it not been for Aunt Adelaide. Somehow or other
she managed to upset every plan, throw cold water on every
pleasure, and acted as a general wet blanket on all the doings of
Patty and Mona.
She was not an over strict chaperon; indeed, she was more than
ready to let the girls do whatever they chose; but she dictated
the way it should be done and continually put forth not only
suggestions but commands directly opposed to the wishes of the
young people.
Often these dictates concerned the merest details. If the girls
had a merry luncheon party invited, that was the very day Aunt
Adelaide chose for a special rest-cure treatment, and demanded
that the whole house be kept quiet as a church. On the other hand,
if the girls were going off for the day, that was the occasion
Aunt Adelaide felt lonesome, and declared herself cruelly
neglected to be left at home alone.
But it was Mona's nature to submit to the inevitable,--though not
always gracefully. And it was Patty's nature to smooth away rough
places by her never-failing tact and good nature. The greatest
trouble was with the servants.
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