CHAPTER XXI
A READING-CLUB
With October came school-days.
There was a fine school for young ladies in Vernondale, which Marian attended, and Aunt Alice thought it best for Patty to go too.
The cousins, who had become inseparable companions, enjoyed their school-life together, and the added duties which lessons brought, caused Aunt Alice to make Patty's household tasks rather fewer.
That lady was by no means an advocate of "all work and no play," and though some domestic duties were imposed and a cake or a dessert was taught every Saturday, yet Patty had plenty of time for amusements and plenty of amusements for her time.
One October day, Patty and Marian and two of their schoolgirl friends sat on Patty's balcony drinking afternoon tea.
It was getting late in the season to use the
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