"Doesn't
Jule make dandy fudges, though?"
Everybody agreed that she did. Madame Francesca expressed something more
than conventional regret that Juliet had not been able to come. "She was
asleep," Romeo explained, with studied indifference.
"After she wakes," suggested Colonel Kent, "we'd like very much to have
you both come to our house to dinner."
"Thank you," replied Romeo, somewhat stiffly. "We'd be very much
pleased." Then to himself, he added: "That was a lie, but it wasn't to
Jule, so it doesn't matter."
Rose made friendly inquiries about the dogs and told Allison that Romeo
was said to have the finest collection of fishing tackle in the State.
Much gratified, Romeo invited Allison to go fishing with him as soon as
the season opened, and, as an afterthought, politely included the
Colonel.
"I've never been fishing," remarked Isabel, as she could think of
nothing else to say.
"Girls are an awful bother in a boat," Romeo returned, with youthful
candour. "That is, except Juliet."
Isabel flushed faintly and bit her lips. To relieve an awkward pause,
Madame Francesca asked Allison to play something.
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