"Well, what is the plan of procedure?" inquired David patiently. "Are
you going to turn my cot into a boarding-house? You girls stay here,
and I will go in to Carol's bed. Give me my bath robe, honey, and--"
"Oh, please," gasped Miss Landbury.
"And leave us on this porch with nothing but screen around us?"
exclaimed Carol. "I am surprised at you, David."
David turned his face to the wall. "Well, make yourselves comfortable.
Good night, girls."
The girls stared at each other in the darkness, helplessly, resignedly.
Wasn't that just like a man?
"I tell you what," said Carol hopefully, "let's bring the mattress and
the blankets from my bed and put them on the floor here beside David,
and we can all sleep nicely right together."
"Oh, that's lovely," cried Miss Landbury. "You are the dearest thing,
Mrs. Duke."
Hurriedly, and with bated breath, they raided Carol's bed, tugging the
heavy mattress between them, quietly ignoring the shaking of David's
cot which spoke so loudly of amusement.
"I'll crawl right in then," said Miss Landbury comfortably.
"I sleep next to David, if you please," said Carol with quiet dignity.
Miss Landbury obediently rolled over, and Carol scrambled in beside her.
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