The invitation to Edna Robinson's party came the next day. Would he be there? She thought of nothing else for two days. When Wednesday night came it was an exquisite night of moonlight and frost but because Harris Hynes might be at Edna's dance she was blind to its beauty. It was sweet agony to decide which of two dresses she should wear. the red was the smartest but the blue and silver made her look more grown up. a slender swaying thing of moonshine and twilight. She put it on--she put little dabs of perfume on her hair and throat. she even borrowed a pair of Winnie's milky pearl ear-drops for her ears. It was wonderful to dress for him. to wonder if he would notice what she wore. For the first time she made a little ritual of dressing.
Then she went down to show herself to Judy who was making sausage meat in the kitchen. Judy knew there was something in the wind the moment she sniffed the perfume, but she said only,
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