How much will it set me back if I order a plain
steak--just enough to flirt with two very polite appetites?'
"'Nine dollars and seventy cents,' said Joan of Arc's brother Bill;
'the seventy cents is for the steak and the nine dollars will help
some to pay for the Looey the Fifteenth furniture in the bridal
chamber.'
"'Save the money, John,' whispered Peaches; 'and we'll buy a cow
with it.'
"'How about a sliver of roast beef with some slapped potatoes,' I
said to the waiter. 'Is it a bull market for an order like that?'
"'Three dollars and forty-two cents,' answered Henri of Navarre;
'forty-two cents for the order and three dollars to help pay for
the French velvet curtains in the golden suite on the second floor.'
"'Keep on guessing, John; you'll wear him out,' Peaches whispered.
"'Possibly a little cold lamb with a suggestion of potato salad on
the side might satisfy us,' I said; 'make me an estimate.'
"'Four dollars and eighteen cents,' replied Patsey Boulanger;
'eighteen cents for the lamb and salad and the four dollars for the
Looey the Fifteenth graperies in the drawing-room.'
"'Ask him if there's a bargain counter anywhere in the
dining-room,' whispered Peaches.
"'My dear,' I said to Clara J.
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