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The girls were not certain. Their pride had been injured and they eyed Henrietta doubtfully. THE GIRLS WERE NOT CERTAIN THEIR PRIDE HAD BEEN INJURED AND THEY EYED HENRIETTA DOUBTFULLY
all formally if they wanted me to visit them. When they came you were out, so I took them upstairs, gave them things to eat and a jolly good time, generally. Then, just for a joke, I had Greta tell me when you were coming and I led them carefully down the back way, made them go round the block and do it all over again, cards and all. You see, Grannie, they don't know you. They haven't seen anything but your husk; and I had them scared blue; didn't I, girls?" "Midge, you shouldn't have done it," reproved Mrs. Slater, whose black eyes, however, were sparkling with only half-suppressed merriment. "That wasn't quite a courteous way to treat your guests!" "Forgive me," pleaded Henrietta, flopping down on her knees and looking the very picture of penitence. "Walk on me, Jean. Wipe your shoes on me, Bettie. I grovel at your feet--at _every_body's feet." "Don't grovel too hard in that dress," warned Mrs. Slater. "Am I forgiven?" implored Henrietta, gathering up her ruffles with elaborate care.  SHE YOU SEE GRANNIE I TOLD THEM THEY'D HAVE TO CALL FORMALLY IF THEY WANTED ME TO VISIT THEM WHEN THEY CAME YOU WERE OUT SO I TOOK THEM UPSTAIRS GAVE THEM THINGS TO EAT IN A JOLLY GOOD TIME GENERALLY THEN JUST FOR A JOKE I HAD GROW TO TELL ME WHEN YOU WERE COMING AND I LED THEM CAREFULLY DOWN THE BACK WAY MADE THEM GO ROUND THE BLOCK AND DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN CARDS AND ALL YOU SEE GRANNIE THEY DON'T KNOW YOU THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING BUT YOUR HUSK AND I HAD THEM SCARED BLUE DIDN'T I GIRLS MIDGE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT REPROVED MISSUS SLATER WHOSE BLACK EYES HOWEVER WERE SPARKLING WITH ONLY HALF SUPPRESSED MERRIMENT THAT WASN'T QUITE A COURTEOUS WAY TO TREAT YOUR GUESTS FORGIVE ME PLEADED HENRIETTA FLOPPING DOWN ON HER KNEES AND LOOKING THE VERY PICTURE OF PENITENCE WALK ON ME JEAN WIPE YOUR SHOES ON ME BETTY I GROVEL AT YOUR FEET AT EVERYBODY'S FEET DON'T GROVEL TOO HARD ON THAT DRESS WARNED MISSUS SLATER AM I FORGIVEN IMPLORED HENRIETTA GATHERING UP HER RUFFLES WITH ELABORATE CARE
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