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"I hope that her bosom friend Gladys Ferguson has disappeared from view. The last time Julia visited us, Kitty and I got so tired of Gladys Ferguson's dresses, her French maid, her bedroom furniture, and her travels abroad, that we wrote her name on a piece of paper, put it in a box, and buried it in the back yard the minute Julia left the house. I HOPE THAT HER BOSOM FRIEND GLADYS FERGUSON HAS DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW THE LAST TIME JULIA VISITED US KITTY AND I GOT SO TIRED OF GLADYS FERGUSON'S DRESSES HER FRENCH MAID HER BEDROOM FURNITURE AND HER TRAVELS ABROAD THAT WE WROTE HER NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER PUT IT IN A BOX AND BURIED IT IN THE BACK YARD THE MINUTE JULIA LEFT THE HOUSE
nd if the girls say yes, I'll have to fall in; but it isn't logic, all the same, to ask a sixth to share what isn't enough for five." "I agree with you there, Gilly!" smiled his mother. "The only question before the council is, does logic belong at the top, in the scale of reasons why we do certain things? If we ask Julia to come, she will have to 'fall into line,' as you say, and share the family misfortunes as best she can." "She's a regular shirk, and always was." This from Kathleen. "She would never come at all if she guessed her cousins' opinion of her, that is very certain!" remarked Mrs. Carey pointedly. "Now, mother, look me in the eye and speak the whole truth," asked Nancy. "_Do you like Julia Carey_?" Mrs. Carey laughed as she answered, "Frankly then, I do not! But," she continued, "I do not like several of the remarks that have been made at this council, yet I manage to bear them." "Of course I shan't call Julia smug and conceited to her face," asserted Nancy encouragingly.  HE WAS WELL HE SAID I DON'T WANT TO BE SELFISH AND IF THE GIRLS SAY YES I'LL HAVE TO FALL IN BUT IT ISN'T LOGIC ALL THE SAME TO ASK A SIX TO SHARE WHEN THERE ISN'T ENOUGH FOR FIVE I AGREE WITH YOU THERE GILLY SMILED HIS MOTHER THE ONLY QUESTION BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS DOES LOGIC BELONG AT THE TOP IN THE SCALE OF REASONS WHY WE DO CERTAIN THINGS IF WE ASK JULIA TO COME SHE WILL HAVE TO FALL INTO LINE AS YOU SAY AND SHARE THE FAMILY MISFORTUNES AS BEST SHE CAN SHE'S A REGULAR SHIRK AND ALWAYS WAS THIS FROM KATHLEEN SHE WOULD NEVER COME AT ALL IF SHE GUESSED HER COUSIN'S OPINIONS OF HER THAT IS VERY CERTAIN REMARKED MISSUS CAREY POINTEDLY NOW MOTHER LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND SPEAK THE WHOLE TRUTH ASKED NANCY DO YOU LIKE JULIA CAREY MISSUS CAREY LAUGHED AS SHE ANSWERED FRANKLY THEN I DO NOT BUT SHE CONTINUED I DO NOT LIKE SEVERAL OF THE REMARKS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS COUNCIL YET I MANAGE TO BEAR THEM OF COURSE I SHAN'T CALL JULIA SMUG AND CONCEITED TO HER FACE ASSERTED NANCY ENCOURAGINGLY
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