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Yet , Ruth , suppose we are sticks and no one dances with us ? '' Barbara did n't like the thought of being a wall-flower . Ruth laughed and quickly replied , `` Oh , Mrs. Cartwright is awfully jolly and popular , so we will have plenty of invitations to dance . '' `` Ruth , '' said Miss Sallie , a little after noon , when they had passed , without a hitch , through a number of beautiful Connecticut towns , and were speeding along an open road , with a view of the waters of Long Island Sound to the right of them , `` I have not looked at my watch lately , but I 've an impression I am hungry . As long as we have made up our minds to eat the luncheon the hotel has put up for us , why not stop along the road here , and have a picnic ? '' `` Good for you , Aunt Sallie ! '' said Grace , emphatically .