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"Their queer consultations increased, and they looked at me so strangely that finally I went to mamma  no, my aunt, as I must call her, and  " "Your aunt!" exclaimed Betty. "Yes, that is what Mrs. Stonington is to me; or, rather she was poor dear mamma's aunt. I am going to call her aunt, however, and Mr. Stonington uncle. They wish it." THEIR QUEER CONSULTATIONS INCREASED AND LOOKED AT ME SO STRANGELY THAT I FINALLY WENT TO MAMMA NO MY AUNT AS I MUST CALL HER AND YOUR AUNT EXCLAIMED BETTY YES THAT IS WHAT MISSUS STONINGTON IS TO ME OR RATHER SHE WAS POOR DEAR MAMMA'S AUNT I AM GOING TO CALL HER AUNT HOWEVER AND MISTER STONINGTON UNCLE THEY WISH IT
 all you girls. And then maybe--" "Amy Stonington!" exclaimed Betty. "If you're going to hint--and I see that you are--that we'd pay any attention to this note, or let it make any difference between us--even if it's true--which I don't believe--let's see--what do I want to say--I'm all confused. Oh, I know. I mean that it shan't make a particle of difference to us--if you never had a father or mother--" "Oh, of course I had--some time," and Amy smiled through a mist of tears. "Only there's a mystery about them--what became of them." "Why I thought--all of us thought--that Mr. and Mrs. Stonington were your parents," said the wondering Betty. "So did I, until lately. Then I began to notice that papa and mamma--as I thought them--were frequently consulting together. They always stopped talking when I came near, but I supposed it might be about some plans they had for sending me away to be educated in music. So I pretended not to notice. Though I did not want to go away from dear Deepdale. ANT TO TELL ME AMY OH YES I DO I WANT TO TELL ALL YOU GIRLS AND THEN MAYBE AMY STONINGTON EXCLAIMED BETTY IF YOU'RE GOING TO HINT AND I SEE THAT YOU ARE THAT WE'D PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THIS NOTE OR LET IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US EVEN IF IT IS TRUE WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE LET'S SEE WHAT DO I WANT TO SAY I'M ALL CONFUSED OH I KNOW I MEAN THAT IT SHAN'T MAKE A PARTICLE OF DIFFERENCE TO US IF YOU NEVER HAD A FATHER OR MOTHER OF COURSE I HAD SOME TIME AND AMY SMILED THROUGH A MIST OF TEARS ONLY THERE'S A MYSTERY ABOUT THEM WHAT'S BECOME OF THEM WHY I THOUGHT ALL OF US THOUGHT THAT MISTER AND MISSUS STONINGTON WERE YOUR PARENTS SAID THE WONDERING BETTY SO DID I UNTIL LATELY THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT PAPA AND MAMMA AS I THOUGHT THEM WERE FREQUENTLY CONSULTING TOGETHER THEY ALWAYS STOPPED TALKING WHEN I CAME NEAR BUT I SUPPOSED IT MIGHT BE ABOUT SOME PLANS THEY HAD FOR SENDING ME AWAY TO BE EDUCATED IN MUSIC SO I PRETENDED NOT TO NOTICE THOUGH I DID NOT WANT TO GO AWAY FROM DEAR DEEPDALE
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