said he wondered if that Miss Dearborn wouldn’t take part. And we are all wild to have you. You know you do that sort of thing so well. Now don’t say yes or no tonight. You sleep over it. J. is crazy to have you in it.”

“I’d love to do it,” answered Laura. “But I would have to see⁠—it takes so long to get settled, and there’s so much to do about a big house like ours, I might not have time. But I will let you know.”

Mrs. Cressler told her in detail about the proposed play. Landry Court was to take part, and she enlisted Laura’s influence to get Sheldon Corthell to undertake a role. Page, it appeared, had already promised to help. Laura remembered now that she had heard her speak of it. However, the plan was so immature as yet, that it hardly admitted of very much discussion, and inevitably the conversation came back to its starting-point.