Dexie had no fault to find with her reception, for the whole party were so
warmly welcomed that they felt "at home" at once. Mrs. Fremont's two
daughters proved very pleasant companions. Beatrice, the eldest, was of a
gentle, quiet disposition, and her very presence held in check her
frolicsome younger sister; for Gertrude, who was fat, fair and seventeen,
saw too much of the bright side of life to be anything else than
good-natured and jolly, and finding her counterpart in Dexie Sherwood the
days flew by on gladsome wings.
An enjoyable garden party was held a few days after the young people
arrived, and by that means they became acquainted with a number of the
young people in the city, and Elsie forgot her shyness in the pleasant
bustle that made the days pass so swiftly. The daily drives in the low,
comfortable carriage soon began to tell favorably on her health, and she
did not find it at all hard to enter into the amusements planned for her
benefit; but among all the pleasures that were attainable, one alone stood
out above all others, one that neither Elsie nor Dexie ever cared to miss,
and that was--to go marketing.
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