"No, Fritz, I cannot-" "You will not." "Well, then I will not ask mother to invite you to go on with us." Amy spoke decidedly, but Fritz was not ready to give up. "Oh, Amy, do be reasonable! I cannot say anything more to your mother, for you are in an obstinate mood, evidently determined to persuade yourself that you do not wish us to travel with you." "That is true; I do not wish you to go on with us." "But you and I are such friends." "So we are, and so we shall continue to be. Because we are such friends, I am sure that you will forgive me for being so-" "So unreasonable." "No-reasonable. Now just look at the whole thing sensibly. Here we are-mamma and I and two girls." "What do you call yourself? Aren't you a girl?"