Strout and his
friends? I am all dressed and the sleigh is ready."
Without waiting for a reply he dashed downstairs.
While Quincy was donning his sober suit of black, with a Prince Albert
coat and white tie, Alice had put on an equally sober costume of fawn
colored silk, with collar and cuffs of dainty lace, with little dashes
of pink ribbon, by way of contrast in color.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE SURPRISE PARTY.
After Alice had taken her place on the back seat in the double sleigh,
Quincy started to take his place on the front seat, beside 'Zekiel, but
the latter motioned him to sit beside Alice, and Quincy did so without
needing any urging.
As 'Zekiel took up the reins, Quincy leaned forward and touched him on
the shoulder.
"I've just thought," said he, "that I've made a big blunder and I can't
see how I can repair it."
"What's the matter?" asked 'Zekiel; and Alice turned an inquiring face
towards Quincy.
"The fact is," Quincy continued, "I ordered some ice cream and cake sent
down from the city for the show to-night, but I forgot, I am ashamed to
say, to make arrangements to have it sent up to Deacon Mason's.
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