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And now we come to Amy Stonington. Poor Amy! There was something of a mystery about her. She realized something of it herself when she was old enough to know that she was not in physical characteristics at all like her parents  at least she regarded Mr. and Mrs. John Stonington as her parents. AND NOW WE COME TO AMY STONINGTON POOR AMY THERE WAS SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY ABOUT HER SHE REALIZED SOMETHING OF IT HERSELF WHEN SHE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT IN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AT ALL LIKE HER PARENTS AT LEAST SHE REGARDED MISTER AND MISSUS JOHN STONINGTON AS HER PARENTS
practice of his profession. Of Mollie Billette--"Billy" to her chums, I hardly know what to say. Aged fifteen, the daughter of a well-to-do widow, Mrs. Pauline Billette, Mollie seemed older than either Betty or Grace, though she was a year younger. Yet she did not assume anything to herself by reason of this seeming difference in years; and the difference was only seeming. Perhaps it was that bit of French blood making her so quick-tempered--so vivacious--so mature-appearing--that accounted for it. And it was, very likely, that same French blood that gave her a temper which was not to be admired, and which Mollie tried so hard to conquer. But her friends knew her failing, and readily forgave her. Besides Mollie there were the comical twins--Dora--never called anything but Dodo--and Paul, aged four. They were always getting into mischief, and out again, and were "just too sweet and dear for anything," as Betty put it. Betty, being an only child, rather hungered for brothers and sisters. REST AND HE HAD MADE A MODEST FORTUNE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS PROFESSION OF MOLLY BALLETT BILLY TO HER CHUMS I HARDLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY AGED FIFTEEN THE DAUGHTER OF A WELL TO DO WIDOW MISSUS PAULINE BAILETT MOLLY SEEMED OLDER THAN EITHER BETTY OR GRACE THOUGH SHE WAS A YEAR YOUNGER YET SHE DID NOT SO WITH ANYTHING BY HERSELF BY REASON OF THIS SEEMING DIFFERENCE IN AGE AND THE DIFFERENCE WAS ONLY SEEMING PERHAPS IT WAS THAT BIT OF FRENCH BLOOD MAKING HER SO QUICK TEMPERED SO VIVACIOUS SO MATURE APPEARING THAT COUNTED FOR IT AND IT WAS VERY LIKELY THAT SAME FRENCH BLOOD THAT GAVE HER A TEMPER WHICH WAS NOT TO BE ADMIRED AND WHICH MOLLY TRIED SO HARD TO CONQUER BUT HER FRIENDS KNEW HER FAILING AND READILY FORGAVE HER BESIDES MOLLY THERE WAS THE COMICAL TWINS DORA NEVER CALLED ANYTHING BUT DODO AND PAUL AGED FOUR THEY WERE ALWAYS GETTING INTO MISCHIEF AND OUT AGAIN AND WERE JUST TOO SWEET AND DEAR FOR ANYTHING AS BETTY PUT AT BETTY BEING AN ONLY CHILD RATHER HUNGERED FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
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