\"Oh，tryingthefeelofthewater，hey？Guessyouwon’tfinditverychilly。AsapreparatorytonicI’drecommendstrawberriesandcream。Nellie，getRosasaucerofthosegenuinehome—raisedberries，whydon’tyou？\"
Nellielaughed。\"Roscoe，\"shesaid，\"isn’thedreadful！HeknowsweboughttheseberriesinBoston。It’smuchtooearlyforthenativeones。Buttheyreallyareverynice，thoughhedoesmakesuchfunofthem。\"
ShewentintothevestrytogettheberriesandIsatdownatthetablebesideTaylorandlookedaboutme。
\"Mosteverybody’shere，\"heobserved。\"Andthey’llbegladtoseeyou，Ros。Getoutandshakehandsandbesociable，afteryou’vedoneyourdutybythefruit。Howarethingsathome？\"
\"Motherisherselfagain，Iamgladtosay。George，Ihavescarcelythoughtofanythingexceptwhatyoutoldmetheothernight。\"