"
Patty was really so relieved at the turn things had taken, that
she gave Bill a happy smile, which contradicted her crusty words.
"No, I won't go away," he declared; "you girls want to weep on
each other's shoulders,--that's what you want. I'm going to stay
and see the performance."
"You can't stay, unless you'll say you forgive Daisy, and love her
just the same."
"Just the same as who?" demanded Bill, quickly, and Patty blushed
adorably.
"Just the same as you always did," she returned, severely.
"Do forgive me, Bill," said Daisy, contritely; "I'm awfully
sorry."
Farnsworth looked at her, squarely. "I'll forgive you, Daisy," he
said, "if you'll make good. Let Patty take the Spirit of the Sea
part, and you take something else."
"I won't do it," said Patty, quickly, but Daisy said, "Yes, you
must. I shan't feel that you've really forgiven me unless you do."
As a matter of fact, Daisy saw little prospect of pleasure for
herself in being Spirit of the Sea, after all this, and she
doubted whether Bill would be Neptune if she did.
Patty demurred further, but both the others coaxed so hard that
she finally yielded to their persuasions.
"What will the others say?" she asked, at last.
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