Some of "The Merry Hearts" had already accepted invitations to other spreads, but two of the B's were free and received Eleanor's timidly proffered invitation with a heartiness that surprised her and encouraged her beyond measure to go on in the difficult rôle she had chosen. Katherine could come, and Roberta. Betty excused herself to Nita, who was entertaining in honor of Christy, on the plea that Helen would feel hurt if her freshman roommate could not come to her spread, and Lucile declared that she was almost as "set up" by being invited to a junior party as Helen was by being elected editor. So every one was in the best of spirits and the "dark horse spread," as Jean called it, was the gayest of all the editorial celebrations.