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The girl sitting down is less attractive. She's Uncle Allan's daughter, and" (consulting the letter) "Uncle Allan has nervous prostration and all of mother's money." Here Mr. Hamilton gave vent to audible laughter for the third time in a quarter of an hour. THE GIRL SITTING DOWN IS LESS ATTRACTIVE SHE'S UNCLE ALLAN'S DAUGHTER AND CONSULTING THE LETTER UNCLE ALLAN HAS NERVOUS PROSTRATION AND ALL OF MOTHER'S MONEY HERE MISTER HAMILTON GAVE VENT TO AUDIBLE LAUGHTER FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR
 them. Nancy and Kitty did not yet write nearly as well as they talked, but they contrived to express something of their own individuality in their communications, which were free and fluent, though childlike and crude. "What a nice girl this Nancy Carey must be!" thought the American Consul. "This is such a jolly, confidential, gossipy, winsome little letter! Her first 'business letter' she calls it! Alas! when she learns how, a few years later, there will be no charming little confidences; no details of family income and expenditures; no tell-tale glimpses of 'mother' and 'Julia.' I believe I should know the whole family even without this photograph!--The lady sitting in the chair, to whom the photographer's snapshot has not done justice, is worthy of Nancy's praise,--and Bill Harmon's. What a pretty, piquant, curly head Nancy has! What a gay, vivacious, alert, spirited expression. The boy is handsome and gentlemanly, but he'll have to wake up, or Nancy will be the man of the family. THEIR MOTHER GENERALLY SENT THEIR MESSAGES FOR THEM NANCY AND KITTY DID NOT YET WRITE NEARLY AS WELL AS THEY TALKED BUT THEY CONTRIVED TO EXPRESS SOMETHING OF THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALALITY IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS WHICH WERE FREE AND FLUENT THOUGH CHILDLIKE AND CRUDE WHAT A NICE GIRL THIS NANCY CAREY MUST BE THOUGHT THE AMERICAN CONSUL THIS IS SUCH A JOLLY CONFIDENTIAL GOSSIPY WINSOME LITTLE LETTER HER FIRST BUSINESS LETTER SHE CALLS IT ALAS WHEN SHE LEARNS HOW A FEW YEARS LATER THERE WILL BE NO CHARMING LITTLE CONFIDENCES NO DETAILS OF FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURES NO TELL TALE GLIMPSES OF MOTHER AND JULIA I BELIEVE I SHOULD KNOW THE WHOLE FAMILY EVEN WITHOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH THE LADY SITTING IN THE CHAIR TO WHOM THE PHOTOGRAPHER SNAPSHOT HAS NOT DONE JUSTICE IS WORTHY OF NANCY'S PRAISE AND BILL HARMON'S WHAT A PRETTY PIQUANT CURLY HEAD NANCY HAS WHAT A GAY VIVACIOUS ALERT SPIRITED EXPRESSION THE BOY IS HANDSOME AND GENTLEMANLY BUT HE'LL HAVE TO WAKE UP OR NANCY WILL BE THE MAN OF A FAMILY
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