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The heroine always does that in books; she makes a worldly marriage with a rich nobleman, in order that her sister Kitty and her cousin Julia may have a good education." "I don't know where you get your ideas, Nancy," said her mother, smiling at her nonsense. "You certainly never read half a dozen novels in your life!" THE HEROINE ALWAYS DOES THAT IN BOOKS SHE MAKES A WORLDLY MARRIAGE WITH A RICH NOBLEMAN IN ORDER THAT HER SISTER KITTY AND HER COUSIN JULIA MAY HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU GET YOUR IDEAS NANCY SAID HER MOTHER SMILING AT HER NONSENSE YOU CERTAINLY NEVER READ HALF A DOZEN NOVELS IN YOUR LIFE
are!" Julia said rebukingly. "We are talking of next summer, my child! Who can say how rich we shall be next summer? A party could be given in this barn with mother to play the piano and Mr. Popham the fiddle. The refreshments would be incredibly weak lemonade, and I think we might 'solicit' the cake, as they do for church sociables!" Julia's pride was wounded beyond concealment at this humorously intended suggestion of Nancy's. "Of course if Aunt Margaret approves, I have nothing to say," she remarked, "but I myself would never come to any private party where refreshments were 'solicited.' The very idea is horrible." "I'm 'coming out' in the barn next summer, Muddy!" Nancy called to her mother, who just then entered the door. "If we are poorer than ever, we can take up a collection to defray the expenses; Julia and Kitty would look so attractive going about with tambourines! I want to do what I can quickly, because I see plainly I shall have to marry young in order to help the family. S OUR CIRCUMSTANCES HOW POOR WE ARE JULIA SAID REBUKINGLY WE ARE TALKING OF NEXT SUMMER MY CHILD WHO CAN SAY HOW RICH WE SHALL BE NEXT SUMMER A PARTY COULD BE GIVEN IN THIS BARN WITH MOTHER TO PLAY THE PIANO AND MISTER POPHAM THE FIDDLE THE REFRESHMENTS WOULD BE INCREDIBLY WEAK LEMONADE AND I THINK WE MIGHT SOLICIT THE CAKE AS THEY DO FOR CHURCH SOCIABLES JULIA'S PRIDE WAS WOUNDED BEYOND CONCEALMENT AT THIS HUMOROUSLY INTENDED SUGGESTION OF NANCY'S OF COURSE IF AUNT MARGARET APPROVES I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY SHE REMARKED BUT I MYSELF WOULD NEVER COME TO ANY PRIVATE PARTY WHERE REFRESHMENTS WERE SOLICITED THE VERY IDEA IS HORRIBLE I'M COMING OUT IN THE BARN NEXT SUMMER MUDDY NANCY CALLED TO HER MOTHER WHO JUST THEN ENTERED THE DOOR IF WE ARE POORER THAN EVER WE CAN TAKE UP A COLLECTION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES JULIA AND KITTY WOULD LOOK SO ATTRACTIVE GOING ABOUT WITH TAMBOURINES I WANT TO DO WHAT I CAN QUICKLY BECAUSE I SEE PLAINLY THAT I SHALL HAVE TO MARRY YOUNG IN ORDER TO HELP THE FAMILY
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