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"Midge, you shouldn't have done it," reproved Mrs. Slater, whose black eyes, however, were sparkling with only half suppressed merriment. "That wasn't quite a courteous way to treat your guests!" "Forgive me," pleaded Henrietta, flopping down on her knees and looking the very picture of penitence. "Walk on me, Jean. Wipe your shoes on me, Bettie. I grovel at your feet  at _every_body's feet." "Don't grovel too hard in that dress," warned Mrs. Slater. "Am I forgiven?" implored Henrietta, gathering up her ruffles with elaborate care. MIDGE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT REPROVED MISSUS SLATER WHOSE BLACK EYES HOWEVER WERE SPARKLING WITH ONLY HALF SUPPRESSED MERRIMENT THAT WASN'T QUITE A COURTEOUS WAY TO TREAT YOUR GUESTS FORGIVE ME PLEADED HENRIETTA FLOPPING DOWN ON HER KNEES AND LOOKING THE VERY PICTURE OF PENITENCE WALK ON ME JEAN WIPE YOUR SHOES ON ME BETTY I GROVEL AT YOUR FEET AT EVERYBODY'S FEET DON'T GROVEL TOO HARD ON THAT DRESS WARNED MISSUS SLATER AM I FORGIVEN IMPLORED HENRIETTA GATHERING UP HER RUFFLES WITH ELABORATE CARE
is the matter with you? You haven't said a word for fifteen minutes. I never knew you to be still for so long a time." "It's my conscience," groaned Henrietta, dolefully. "I'm in another scrape." "What have you done now?" asked Mrs. Slater, who seemed very much less terrifying than the girls had expected to find her. "Confession is good for the soul, my dear." Henrietta's infectious laugh gurgled out suddenly and merrily. "I've frightened four girls almost into spasms," said she. "You see, Grannie, I told them that they'd _have_ to call formally if they wanted me to visit them. When they came you were out, so I took them upstairs, gave them things to eat and a jolly good time, generally. Then, just for a joke, I had Greta tell me when you were coming and I led them carefully down the back way, made them go round the block and do it all over again, cards and all. You see, Grannie, they don't know you. They haven't seen anything but your husk; and I had them scared blue; didn't I, girls? G SUDDENLY TO HER GRANDDAUGHTER WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE MATTER WITH YOU YOU HAVEN'T SAID A WORD FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES I NEVER KNEW YOU TO BE STILL FOR SO LONG A TIME IT'S MY CONSCIENCE GROANED HENRIETTA DOLEFULLY I'M IN ANOTHER SCRAPE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW ASKED MISSUS SLATER WHO SEEMED VERY MUCH LESS TERRIFYING THAN THE GIRLS HAD EXPECTED TO FIND HER CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL MY DEAR HENRIETTA'S INFECTIOUS LAUGH GURGLED OUT SUDDENLY AND MERRILY I'VE FRIGHTENED FOUR GIRLS INTO ALMOST SPASMS SAID SHE YOU SEE GRANNIE I TOLD THEM THEY'D HAVE TO CALL FORMALLY IF THEY WANTED ME TO VISIT THEM WHEN THEY CAME YOU WERE OUT SO I TOOK THEM UPSTAIRS GAVE THEM THINGS TO EAT IN A JOLLY GOOD TIME GENERALLY THEN JUST FOR A JOKE I HAD GROW TO TELL ME WHEN YOU WERE COMING AND I LED THEM CAREFULLY DOWN THE BACK WAY MADE THEM GO ROUND THE BLOCK AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN CARDS AND ALL YOU SEE GRANNIE THEY DON'T KNOW YOU THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BUT YOUR HUSK AND I HAD THEM SCARED BLUE DIDN'T I GIRLS
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