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I think we ought to give a spread to-night in honor of you . It is n't every day one finds a long-lost father . Arline is going to stay to dinner , and , of course , she 'll stay afterward . '' Grace 's proposal of a spread met with gleeful approval , and in spite of a hearty six-o'clock dinner , there was no lack of appetite when at ten o'clock Elfreda , who insisted on taking the labor of the spread upon her own shoulders , appeared in the door announcing that it was ready . By borrowing Grace 's table and using it in conjunction with her own , employing the bureau scarf for a centerpiece , and filling up the bare spaces with paper napkins , the table assumed the dignity of a banqueting board . There were even glasses and plates and spoons enough to go round and one could have either grape juice or tea , Elfreda informed them . `` You 'd better take tea first , though , because there are only two bottles of grape juice , and we need that for the toast to Ruth 's father .