One evening when he had waited until he was out of all patience
with Aggie, he was told by his late and apologetical spouse that
she had been helping Zoie to redecorate her bedroom to fit the
coming occasion.
"It is all done in pink and white," explained Aggie, and then
followed detailed accounts of the exquisite bed linens, the soft
lovely hangings, and even the entire relighting of the room.
"Why pink?" asked Jimmy, objecting to any scheme of Zoie's on
general principles.
"It's Alfred's favourite colour," explained Aggie. "Besides,
it's so becoming," she added.
Jimmy could not help feeling that this lure to Alfred's senses
was absolutely indecent, and he said so.
"Upon my word," answered Aggie, quite affronted, "you are getting
as unreasonable as Alfred himself." Then as Jimmy prepared to
sulk, she added coaxingly, "I was GOING to tell you about Zoie's
lovely new negligee, and about the dear little crib that just
matches it. Everything is going to be in harmony."
"With Zoie in the house?" asked Jimmy sceptically.
"I can't think why you've taken such a dislike to that helpless
child," said Aggie.
A few days later, while in the midst of his morning's mail, Jimmy
was informed that it was now time for him to conduct Aggie and
Zoie to the Babies' Home to select the last, but most important,
detail for their coming campaign.
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