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"Miss Henrietta," said Greta, tapping at the door, "the carriage has just turned the corner." "Follow me," said Henrietta, with an instant change of tone, as she hurriedly brushed the crumbs from her lap and pulled Mabel's jacket into place. "Follow me and don't make a sound. It's time to be formal." MISS HENRIETTA SAID GRETTA TAPPING AT THE DOOR THE CARRIAGE HAS JUST TURNED THE CORNER FOLLOW ME SAID HENRIETTA WITH AN INSTANT CHANGE OF TONE AS SHE HURRIEDLY BRUSHED THE CRUMBS FROM HER LAP AND PULLED MABEL'S JACKET INTO PLACE FOLLOW ME AND DON'T MAKE A SOUND IT'S TIME TO BE FORMAL
 a golden tangerine to Jean. "Oh, wait," she added. "You mustn't take off your gloves or get them soiled, because Grandmother always gets in about this time, and you know you must be very formal with Grandmother. I'll peel them for you. Now draw up closer. You mustn't spot your gloves, so I'll feed you. First, a bit of sponge cake all around. Now an almond. Now the orange. Oh, I'm forgetting myself! Now more sponge cake." "This is fine," said Bettie. "I'm always hungry after school." "So am I," said Jean. "If I'd s'posed," said Mabel, "that formal calls were like this, I'd have started sooner." "Are you a different person every time anybody sees you?" asked Bettie, curiously. "Why?" queried Henrietta. "Because," explained Bettie, "you seem so very changeable. You're a mischief in school, yesterday you seemed almost sad and to-day you're so polite." "Oh, _thank_ you," said Henrietta, rising to sweep a deep and very much exaggerated courtesy. "Nobody _ever_ before said that I was polite. RET FOR YOU LITTLE MARGERY CATCH JEAN AND THE MERRY LITTLE HOSTESS TOSSED A GOLDEN TANGERINE TO JEAN OH WAIT SHE ADDED YOU MUSTN'T TAKE OFF YOUR GLOVES OR GET THEM SOILED BECAUSE GRANDMOTHER ALWAYS GETS IN ABOUT THIS TIME AND YOU KNOW YOU MUST BE VERY FORMAL WITH GRANDMOTHER I'LL PAIL THEM FOR YOU NOW DRAW UP CLOSER YOU MUSTN'T SPOT YOUR GLOVES SO I'LL FEED YOU FIRST A BIT OF SPONGE CAKE ALL ROUND NOW AN ALMOND NOW THE ORANGE OH I'M FORGETTING MYSELF NOW MORE SPONGE CAKE THIS IS FINE SAID BETTY I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY AFTER SCHOOL SO AM I SAID JEAN IF I'D S'POSED SAID MABEL THAT FORMAL CALLS WERE LIKE THIS I'D HAVE STARTED SOONER ARE YOU A DIFFERENT PERSON IN EVERY TIME ANYBODY SEES YOU ASKED BETTY CURIOUSLY WHY QUERIED HENRIETTA BECAUSE EXPLAINED BETTY YOU SEEM SO VERY CHANGEABLE YOU'RE A MISCHIEF IN SCHOOL YESTERDAY YOU SEEMED ALMOST SAD AND TO DAY YOU'RE SO POLITE OH THANK YOU SAID HENRIETTA RISING TO SLEEP A DEEP AND VERY MUCH EXAGGERATED CURTSEY NOBODY EVER BEFORE SAID THAT I WAS POLITE
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