Carolyn Wells

“ It will be just like boarding-school when the boxes come from home," said Hester Laverack, who had returned from Helen and her refractory tea-things.
Hester was an English girl who had only been in America about a year and was not yet quite accustomed to the rollicking ways of the rest of the club. "I think," she went on slowly, "I may take my camera down, if you like; it will be rather good fun to take pictures of us all."
"Yes, indeed; you must take your camera," said Marjorie. ”

“ I don't care for the tea at all, but the having it with all us girls together will be such fun, only—I do hate to wash up the tea-things."
"Girlies," said Mrs. Bond, "I think it would be much better all round if you'd hire a neat little maid to wash your dishes for you. You can probably find one down there, and I'm sure you 'll be glad to have help when you discover what dish-washing for eight means."
"I think it would be heaps better, Mrs. Bond," said Marguerite. "I don't see how we can have any fun if we have to work all the time." ”

“ There is no use, girls; if the boys come down they 'll spoil everything. Don't you think so?"
"Yes," said each girl, but with such varying accents that Mrs. Bond laughed heartily, while Marguerite shook her yellow curls and protested that she did n't want the boys anyway, even if they did bring candy.
Then she and Nan went home, and Jessie Carroll said: "We 'll have plenty of candy, Marjorie, for father will send it down whenever I want him to." ”