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Ralph Thurston came in blushing and smiling, glad to be welcomed, fearful of intruding, afraid of showing how much he liked to be there. RALPH THURSTON CAME IN BLUSHING AND SMILING GLAD TO BE WELCOME FEARFUL OF INTRUDING AFRAID OF SHOWING HOW MUCH SHE LIKED TO BE THERE
ctly. The girls whispered a minute or two, and appeared to be multiplying twenty-five first by fifteen, and then again by twenty. "From three dollars and seventy-five cents to four dollars and a half a week according to circumstances!" answered Kathleen proudly. "Will it take both of you?" "Yes." "All your time?" More nods and whispers and calculation. "No, indeed; only three hours a day." "Any of my time?" "Just a little." "I thought so!" said Gilbert loftily. "You always want me and my hammer or my saw; but I'll be busy on my own account; you'll have to paddle your own canoe!" "You'll be paid for what you do for us," said Julia slyly, giving Kathleen a poke, at which they both fell into laughter only possible to the very young. Then suddenly there came a knock at the front door; a stamping of feet on the circular steps, and a noise of shaking off snow. "Go to the door, Gilbert; who can that be on a night like this,--although it is only eight o'clock after all! Why, it's Mr. Thurston! LADYLIKE ADDED JULIA TRIUMPHANTLY HOW MUCH ASKED GILBERT SUCCINCTLY THE GIRLS WHISPERED A MINUTE OR TWO AND APPEARED TO BE MULTIPLYING TWENTY FIVE FIRST BY FIFTEEN AND THEN AGAIN BY TWENTY FROM THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY FIVE CENTS TO FOUR DOLLARS AND A HALF A WEEK ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES ANSWERED KATHLEEN PROUDLY WILL IT TAKE BOTH OF YOU YES ALL YOUR TIME MORE NONSEN WHISPERS AND CALCULATION NO INDEED ONLY THREE HOURS A DAY ANY OF MY TIME JUST A LITTLE I THOUGHT SO SAID GILBERT LOFTILY YOU ALWAYS WANT ME AND MY HAMMER AND MY SAW BUT I'LL BE BUSY ON MY OWN ACCOUNT YOU'LL HAVE TO PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE YOU'LL BE PAID FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US SAID JULIA SLYLY GIVING KATHLEEN A POKE AT WHICH THEY BOTH FELL INTO LAUGHTER ONLY POSSIBLE TO THE VERY YOUNG THEN SUDDENLY THERE CAME A KNOCK AT THE DOOR A STAMPING OF FEET ON THE CIRCULAR STEPS AND NOISE OF SHAKING OFF SNOW GO TO THE DOOR GILBERT WHO CANNOT BE ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY EIGHT O'CLOCK AFTER ALL WHY IT'S MISTER THURSTON
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