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As they walked past the place which the tramp had selected for his dining room, Betty saw some papers on the ground. They appeared to be letters, and, rather idly, she picked them up. She looked into one or two of the torn envelopes. AS THEY WALKED PAST THE PLACE WHICH THE TRAMP HAD SELECTED FOR HIS DINING ROOM PATTY SAW SOME PAPERS ON THE GROUND THEY APPEARED TO BE LETTERS AND RATHER IDLY SHE PICKED THEM UP SHE LOOKED INTO ONE OR TWO OF THE TORN ENVELOPES
" the wayfarer protested. "Not at all," Betty insisted. "We have a double reason for giving it to you. First, you are hungry. Second, please accept it as a reward for--" "For not eating all of your lunch after I found it, I suppose you were going to say," put in the man, with a smile. "Very well, then I'll accept," and he bowed, not ungracefully. He had the good taste--or was it bashfulness--to go over to a little grove of trees to eat his portion. Grace wanted to take him a cup of chocolate--which they made instead of tea--but Betty persuaded her not to. The girls ate their lunch, to be interrupted in the midst of it by the man who called a good-bye to them as he moved off down the road. "He's going," remarked Amy. "I wonder if he had enough?" "I think so," replied Betty. "Now, girls, we must hurry. We have been delayed, and--" "I'm so sorry," put in Mollie. "It was my fault, and--" "Don't think of it, my dear!" begged Grace. "Any of us might have forgotten the lunch, just as you did. O APPEAR BETTY TOOK OUT A GENEROUS PORTION OF FOOD IT IS TOO MUCH THE WAYFARER PROTESTED NOT AT ALL BETTY INSISTED WE HAVE A DOUBLE REASON FOR GIVING IT TO YOU FIRST YOU ARE HUNGRY SECOND PLEASE ACCEPT IT AS A REWARD FOR WE'RE NOT EATING ALL OF YOUR LUNCH AFTER I FOUND IT I SUPPOSE YOU WERE GOING TO SAY PUT IN THE MAN WITH A SMILE VERY WELL THEN I'LL ACCEPT AND HE BOWED NOT UNGRACEFULLY HE HAD A GOOD TASTE OR WAS IT BASHFULNESS TO GO OVER TO A LITTLE GROVE OF TREES TO EAT HIS PORTION GRACE WANTED TO TAKE HIM A CUP OF CHOCOLATE WHICH THEY MADE INSTEAD OF TEA BUT BETTY PERSUADED HER NOT TO THE GIRLS ATE THEIR LUNCH TO BE INTERRUPTED IN THE MIDST OF IT BY THE MAN WHO CALLED A GOOD BYE TO THEM AS HE MOVED OFF DOWN THE ROAD HE'S GOING REMARKED AMY I WONDER IF HE HAD ENOUGH I THINK SO REPLIED BETTY NOW GIRLS WE MUST HURRY WE HAVE BEEN DELAYED AND I AM SO SORRY PUT IN MOAT MOLLY IT WAS MY FAULT AND DON'T THINK OF IT MY DEAR BEGGED GRACE ANY OF US MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LUNCH JUST AS YOU DID
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