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"I rather tackle a case of smallpox than wrestle with another job like that. She'd look much better in mittens." I RATHER TACKLE UP CASES SMALL POX THAN WRESTLE WITH ANOTHER JOB LIKE THAT SHOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER IN MITTENS
ee of them got into their gloves unassisted; but Jean, Marjory and Bettie found plump, impatient Mabel seated on the piano stool with her mother working over one hand, her perspiring father over the other. Several other gloves that had proved too small were scattered on the floor. "You needn't think," said Mabel, greeting her friends with an expressive grimace, "that _I_ ever picked out these lemon-colored frights. Somebody sent 'em for Christmas. None of the pretty ones were big enough--I've tried four pairs." "Neither are these," returned Mrs. Bennett, "and the color certainly is outrageous, but it's Hobson's choice. And just remember, Mabel, if you touch a single door-knob they'll be black before you get there. And don't put your hands in your pockets. And _please_ don't rub them along the fences. There! Mine's on as far as it will go." [Illustration: THE DECIDEDLY DEPRESSED FOUR STARTED DOWN THE STREET.] "I guess you'd better finish this one," said Dr. Bennett, abandoning his task. MISS ROSITOR NEEDED NO MORE COWS THAT AFTERNOON SO BETTY WAS HOME IN GOOD SEASON ALL FOUR DRESSED SPEEDILY THREE OF THEM GOT INTO THEIR GLOVES UNASSISTED BUT JEAN MARJORIE AND BETTY FOUND PLUMP AND PATIENT MABEL SEATED ON THE PIANO STOOL WITH HER MOTHER WORKING OVER ONE HAND HER PERSPIRING FATHER OVER THE OTHER SEVERAL OTHER GLOVES THAT HAD PROVED TOO SMALL WERE SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR YOU NEEDN'T THINK SAID MABEL GREETING HER FRIENDS WITH AN EXPRESSIVE GRIMACE THAT I EVER PICKED OUT THESE LEMON COLOURED FRIGHTS SOMEBODY SENT EM FOR CHRISTMAS NONE IF THE PRETTY ONES WERE BIG ENOUGH I'VE TRIED FOUR PAIRS NEITHER OF THESE RETURNED MISSUS BENNET AND THE COLOUR CERTAINLY IS OUTRAGEOUS BUT IT'S HOBSON'S CHOICE JUST REMEMBER MABEL IF YOU TOUCH A SINGLE DOOR KNOB THEY'LL BE BLACK BEFORE YOU GET THERE AND DON'T PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS AND PLEASE DON'T RUB THEM ALONG THE FENCES THERE MIND'S ON AS FAR AS IT WILL GO I GUESS YOU'D BETTER FINISH THIS ONE SAID DOCTOR BENNET ABANDONING HIS TASK
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