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"I think," said Jean, listening to some faraway sound, "that lunch is about ready." "Good!" exclaimed Henrietta. "The sooner it's over, the sooner I can hug that darling baby. It's months since I've held one in my arms  the dear little body." I THINK SAID JEAN LISTENING TO SOME FAR AWAY SOUND THAT LUNCH IS ABOUT READY GOOD EXCLAIMED HENRIETTA THE SOONER IT'S OVER THE SOONER I CAN HUG THAT DARLING BABY IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE I'VE HELD ONE IN MY ARMS THE DEAR LITTLE BODY
ks. "We seem to shade down gradually. Mabel comes next, then Jean, then Bettie; I'm the darkest, because Bettie's eyes are like brown velvet, but mine are black, like bits of hard coal. Where does Rosa Marie come in?" "I think," said Marjory, with an air of pondering deeply, "that Rosa Marie is almost, if not quite, as dark as you; even darker, perhaps. But her hair isn't as curly." "Dear little soul," breathed Henrietta, tenderly. "I've a tremendous liking for babies, but they're pretty scarce at our house. But there was one in England that was--Oh, if I could just see that English baby _now_! Wouldn't I just hug her!" Henrietta's eyes were unwontedly tender, her expression unusually sweet. "You're not a bit like you've been any of the other times," observed Bettie. "I like you a lot better when you're like this." "I'm not myself to-day," twinkled Henrietta. "I'm Sallie--just plain Sallie. But beware of me when I'm Frederika, the Disguised Duchess. _That's_ when I'm not to be trusted. ALL ARE SAID HENRIETTA WITH AN ADMIRING GLANCE AT MARJORIE'S GOLDEN LOCKS WE SEEM TO SHADE DOWN GRADUALLY MABEL COMES NEXT THEN JEAN THEN BETTY I'M THE DARKEST BECAUSE BETTY'S EYES ARE LIKE BROWN VELVET BUT MINE ARE BLACK LIKE BITS OF HARD COAL WHERE DOES ROSARY COME IN I THINK SAID MARGERY WITH AN AIR OF PONDERING DEEPLY THAT ROSARY IS ALMOST IF NOT QUITE AS DARK AS YOU ARE EVEN DARKER PERHAPS BUT HER HAIR ISN'T AS CURLY DEAR LITTLE SOUL BREATHED HENRIETTA TENDERLY I'VE A TREMENDOUS LIKING FOR BABIES BUT THEY'RE PRETTY SCARCE AT OUR HOUSE BUT THERE WAS ONE IN ENGLAND THAT WAS OH IF I COULD JUST SEE THAT ENGLISH BABY NOW WOULDN'T I JUST HUG HER HENRIETTA'S EYES WERE UNWONTEDLY TENDER HER EXPRESSION UNUSUALLY SWEET YOU'RE NOT A BIT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN ANY OF THE OTHER TIMES OBSERVED BETTY I LIKE YOU A LOT BETTER WHEN YOU'RE LIKE THIS I'M NOT MYSELF TODAY TWINKLED HENRIETTA I'M SALLY JUST PLAIN SALLY BUT BEWARE OF ME WHEN I'M FREDERICA THE DISGUISED DUCHESS THAT'S WHEN I'M NOT TO BE TRUSTED
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