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"Nancy doesn't realize with what perfection her somewhat imperfect English states the case," he thought. "I know Uncle Allan like a book, from his resemblance to certain other unfortunate gentlemen who have nervous prostration in combination with other people's money. NANCY DOESN'T REALIZE WITH WHAT PERFECTION HER SOMEWHAT IMPERFECT ENGLISH STATES THE CASE HE THOUGHT I KNOW UNCLE ALLAN LIKE A BOOK FROM HIS RESEMBLANCE TO CERTAIN OTHER UNFORTUNATE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE NERVOUS PROSTRATION IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
t 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. 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.  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 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
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