St Nicholas [serial] . \ LIVES I A HON. On the Friday morning before the supperSerena happened to leave her gate just as Philipleft his, and they walked to school together. i9°*.] WHERE THE SURPRISE CAME IN. 25 He was about to leave her at the girls en- head of the stairs as he went up, and before he trance, when she stopped him and said with shy reached the last step she blurted out:dignity: I say, Philip, you must come to our supper I should like to have you come to our club to-morrow night—at Serenas, you know—six- supper to-morrow night, Philip ; it s going to oclock. Dont tell wh
St Nicholas [serial] . \ LIVES I A HON. On the Friday morning before the supperSerena happened to leave her gate just as Philipleft his, and they walked to school together. i9°*.] WHERE THE SURPRISE CAME IN. 25 He was about to leave her at the girls en- head of the stairs as he went up, and before he trance, when she stopped him and said with shy reached the last step she blurted out:dignity: I say, Philip, you must come to our supper I should like to have you come to our club to-morrow night—at Serenas, you know—six- supper to-morrow night, Philip ; it s going to oclock. Dont tell who asked TER SCHOOL PHI be at our house, and we re going to dance Thank you, he began. But see here— afterward, you know. hold on a minute! Thank you, I 11 be glad to come, he re- But Sally had fled into the assembly-room, turned. AVhat time? and before he could overtake her the bell rang Six oclock. And oh, Philip, you must not and he was obliged to go to his seat. tell anybody that I asked you—we re keeping Come to our supper to-morrow. It is at our invitations secret. Serenas, whispered Mary, offering him a share What did you say? Oh, all right! And, of her song-book during the opening exercises; lifting his cap, he was gone. and you are not to tell who asked you. It just happened, also, that Sally was at the Thank you, I 11 come, he murmured, and 2 6 WHERE THE SURPRISE CAME IN. [Nov. went on singing, while a naughty light glim-mered in his eyes for a minute. It was wickedof him, but he liked a joke even better than heliked pleasing the girls, and he wanted to seehow far the absurdity w
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