When Regina had kissed her younger sisters good night and sang them to sleep, she slipped out and immediately dashed to Juliet’s room.
Her cousin was preparing their best dresses for the party; and the two young women quickly dressed, spending just a little extra time fixing each other’s hair so that Regina’s golden curls, and Juliet’s auburn ones looked fashionably elegant. According to plan, the two slipped out the side door and silently pattered down the street just a block, where there was a cab waiting to take them to their destination. Both women were so excited, they were flushed with anxiety and expectation, and the very naughtiness of their excursion.
At Marguerite’s party, they were greeted with warm cheerful grins, and entering the glowing home, they readily engaged in a livel
