But we can and do. Susan is putting in
the garden, and mother and she are housecleaning, and we Junior Reds are
getting up a concert in aid of the Belgians. We have been practising for
a month and having no end of trouble and bother with cranky people.
Miranda Pryor promised to help with a dialogue and when she had her part
all learnt her father put his foot down and refused to allow her to help
at all. I am not blaming Miranda exactly, but I do think she might have
a little more spunk sometimes. If she put her foot down once in a while
she might bring her father to terms, for she is all the housekeeper he
has and what would he do if she 'struck'? If I were in Miranda's shoes
I'd find some way of managing Whiskers-on-the-moon. I would horse-whip
him, or bite him, if nothing else would serve. But Miranda is a meek and
obedient daughter whose days should be long in the land.
"I couldn't get anyone else to take the part, because nobody liked it,
so finally I had to take it myself. Olive Kirk is on the concert
committee and goes against me in every single thing. But I got my way in
asking Mrs. Channing to come out from town and sing for us, anyhow. She
is a beautiful singer and will draw such a crowd that we will make more
than we will have to pay her. Olive Kirk thought our local talent good
enough and Minnie Clow won't sing at all now in the choruses because she
would be so nervous before Mrs.
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