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Matters were in this uncertain and unsettled state when Nancy came into her mother's room one evening when the rest of the house was asleep. "I saw your light, so I knew you were reading, Muddy. I've had such a bright idea I couldn't rest." "Muddy" is not an attractive name unless you happen to know its true derivation and significance. MATTERS WERE IN THIS UNCERTAIN AND UNSETTLED STATE WHEN NANCY CAME INTO HER MOTHER'S ROOM ONE EVENING WHEN THE REST OF THE HOUSE WAS ASLEEP I SAW YOUR LIGHT SO I KNEW YOU WERE READING MUDDY I'VE HAD SUCH A BRIGHT IDEA I COULDN'T REST MUDDY IS NOT AN ATTRACTIVE NAME UNLESS YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ITS TRUE DERIVATION AND SIGNIFICANCE
This estimable lady and gentleman had no other names or titles and were never spoken of as if they had any separate existence. They had lived and loved and married and accumulated vast wealth, and borne Gladys. After that they had sunk into the background and Gladys had taken the stage. "I'm sure I'm glad she is going to the Fergusons," exclaimed Kathleen. "One month less of her!" "Yes," Nancy replied, "but she'll be much worse, more spoiled, more vain, more luxurious than before. She'll want a gold chicken breast now. We've just packed away the finger bowls; but out they'll have to come again." "Let her wash her own finger bowl a few days and she'll clamor for the simple life," said Kathleen shrewdly. "Oh, what a relief if the Fergusons would adopt Julia, just to keep Gladys company!" "Nobody would ever adopt Julia," returned Nancy. "If she was yours you couldn't help it; you'd just take her 'to the Lord in prayer,' as the Sunday-school hymn says, but you'd never go out and adopt her. BEING BORNE BY THE PARENTS OF GLADYS THIS ESTIMABLE LADY AND GENTLEMAN HAD NO OTHER NAMES OR TITLES AND WERE NEVER SPOKEN OF AS IF THEY HAD ANY SEPARATE EXISTENCE THEY HAD LIVED AND LOVED AND MARRIED AND ACCUMULATED VAST WEALTH AND BORN GLADYS AFTER THAT THEY HAD SUNK INTO THE BACKGROUND AND GLADYS HAD TAKEN THE STAGE I'M SURE I'M GLAD SHE IS GOING TO THE FERGUSONS EXCLAIMED KATHLEEN ONE LESS MONTH OF HER YES NANCY REPLIED BUT SHE'LL BE MUCH WORSE MORE SPOILED MORE VAIN MORE LUXURIOUS THAN BEFORE SHE'LL WANT A GOLD CHICKEN BREAST NOW WE'VE JUST PACKED AWAY THE FINGER BOWLS BUT NOW THEY'LL HAVE TO COME AGAIN LET HER WASH HER OWN FINGER BOWL A FEW DAYS AND SHE'LL CLAMB OVER THE SIMPLE LIFE SAID KATHLEEN SHREWDLY OH WHAT A RELIEF IF THE FERGUSONS WOULD ADOPT JULIA JUST TO KEEP GLADYS COMPANY NOBODY WOULD EVER ADOPT JULIA RETURNED NANCY IF SHE WAS YOURS YOU COULDN'T HELP IT YOU'D HAVE TO JUST TAKE HER TO THE LORD IN PRAYER AS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN SAYS BUT YOU'D NEVER GO OUT AND ADOPT HER
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