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"The boys return the compliment!" asserted Kitty mischievously, "while poor you and I sit in corners!" THE BOYS RETURN THE COMPLIMENT ASSERTED KITTY MISCHIEVOUSLY WHILE POOR YOU AND I SIT IN CORNERS
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!" "No, but Joanna used to read them by the hundred and tell me the stories; and I've heard father read aloud to you; and the older girls and the younger teachers used to discuss them at school;--oh! I know a lot about life,--as it is in books,--and I'm just waiting to see if any of it really happens!" "Digby Popham is the only rich nobleman in sight for you, Nancy!" Kitty said teasingly. "Or freckled Cyril Lord," interpolated Julia. "He looks like an unbaked pie!" This from Kitty. Nancy flushed. "He's shy and unhappy and pale, and no wonder; but he's as nice and interesting as he can be." "I can't see it," Julia said, "but he never looks at anybody, or talks to anybody but you, so it's well you like him; though you like all boys, for that matter! OES 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 NO BUT JOANNA USED TO READ THEM BY THE HUNDRED AND TELL ME THE STORIES AND I'VE HEARD FATHER READ ALOUD TO YOU AND THE OLDER GIRLS AND THE YOUNGER TEACHERS USED TO DISCUSS THEM AT SCHOOL OH I KNOW A LOT ABOUT LIFE AS IT IS IN BOOKS AND I'M JUST WAITING TO SEE IF ANY OF IT REALLY HAPPENS DIGBY POPHAM IS THE ONLY RICH NOBLEMAN IN SIGHT FOR YOU NANCY KITTY SAID TEASINGLY OR FRECKLED CYRIL LLOYD INTERPOLATED JULIA HE LOOKS LIKE AN UNBAKED PIE THIS FROM KITTY NANCY FLUSHED HE'S SHY AND UNHAPP AND PALE AND NO WONDER BUT HE'S AS NICE AND INTERESTING AS HE CAN BE I CAN'T SEE IT JULIA SAID BUT HE NEVER LOOKS AT ANYBODY OR TALKS TO ANYBODY BUT YOU SO IT'S WELL YOU LIKE HIM THOUGH YOU LIKE ALL BOYS FOR THAT MATTER
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