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] Give my love to darling Nancy. What a treasure you have in your eldest, Margaret! I hope you are properly grateful for her. Such talent, such beauty, such grace, such discretion   But here the family rose _en masse_ and descended on the reader of the spurious letter just as she had turned the first page. GIVE MY LOVE TO DARLING NANCY WHAT A TREASURE YOU HAVE IN YOUR ELDEST MARGARET I HOPE THAT YOU ARE PROPERLY GRATEFUL FOR HER SUCH TALENT SUCH BEAUTY SUCH GRACE SUCH DISCRETION BUT HERE THE FAMILY ROSE IN MASS AND DESCENDED ON THE READER OF THIS SPURIOUS LETTER JUST AS SHE HAD TURNED THE FIRST PAGE
se, although I regard your treating it as if it were your own, as the height of extravagance. You will never get back a penny you spend on it, and probably when you get it in good order Mr. Hamilton will come back from Europe and live in it himself, or take it away from you and sell it to some one else. Gilbert will be home by now, but I should not allow him to touch the woodwork, as he is too careless and unreliable. ["She'll never forget that the bed came down with her!" exclaimed Gilbert, his voice muffled by the sofa cushions.] Remember me to Julia. I hope she enjoys her food better than when I was with you. Children must eat if they would grow. [Mother Carey pricked up her ears at this point, and Gilbert raised himself on one elbow, but Nancy went on gravely.] Tell Kathleen to keep out of the sun, or wear a hat, as her complexion is not at all what it used to be. Without color and with freckles she will be an unusually plain child. [Kathleen flushed angrily and laid down her work.  WELL WITH THE WORK OF THE HOUSE ALTHOUGH I REGARD YOUR TREATING IT AS IF IT WERE YOUR OWN AS THE HEIGHT OF EXTRAVAGANCE YOU WILL NEVER GET BACK A PENNY YOU SPEND ON IT AND PROBABLY WHEN YOU GET IT IN GOOD ORDER MISTER HAMILTON WILL COME BACK FROM EUROPE AND LIVE IN IT HIMSELF OR TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU AND SELL IT TO SOME ONE ELSE GILBERT WILL BE HOME BY NOW BUT I SHOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO TOUCH THE WOODWORK AS HE IS TOO CARELESS AND UNRELIABLE SHE'LL NEVER FORGET THAT THE BED CAME DOWN WITH HER EXCLAIMED GILBERT HIS VOICE MUFFLED BY THE SOFA CUSHIONS REMEMBER ME TO JULIA I HOPE SHE ENJOYS HER FOOD BETTER THAN WHEN I WAS WITH YOU CHILDREN MUST EAT IF THEY WOULD GROW MOTHER CAREY PRICKED HER EARS AT THIS POINT AND GILBERT RAISED HIMSELF ON ONE ELBOW BUT NANCY WENT ON GRAVELY TELL KATHLEEN TO KEEP OUT OF THE SUN OR WEAR A HAT AS HER COMPLEXION IS NOT AT ALL WHAT IT USED TO BE WITHOUT COLOR AND WITH FRECKLES SHE WILL BE AN UNUSUALLY PLAIN CHILD KATHLEEN FLUSHED ANGRILY AND LAID DOWN HER WORK
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