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"They would hardly go off and leave the house all open, when it looked so much like rain," declared Amy. "Suppose we call to them? Maybe they are upstairs." The girls were now getting so wet that they decided not to stand on ceremony. THEY WOULD HARDLY GO OFF AND LEAVE THE HOUSE ALL OPEN WHEN IT LOOKED SO MUCH LIKE REAL DECLARED AMY SUPPOSE WE CALLED TO THEM MAYBE THEY'RE UP STAIRS THE GIRLS WERE NOW GETTING SO WET THAT THEY DECIDED NOT TO STAND ON CEREMONY
en shutters. The windows in front were open, as was the front door, and from one casement a lace curtain flapped in the wind. "Run! Run! We'll be drenched!" cried Grace, thinking of her new walking suit. Without more ado the girls hurried through the gate, up the gravel walk and got to the porch just as the rain reached its maximum. It was coming down now in a veritable torrent. "Queer the people here don't shut their door," remarked Betty. "And see, the rain is coming in the parlor window," added Amy. "Maybe they don't know it," suggested Grace. "Oh, the wind is blowing the rain right in on us!" she cried. "I wonder if it would be impertinent to walk in?" suggested Mollie. "We at least can knock and ask--they won't refuse," said Betty. "And really, with the wind this way, the porch is no protection at all." She rapped on the open door. There was no response and she tapped again--louder, to make it heard above the noise of the storm. "That's queer--maybe no one is at home," said Grace.  DISTANCE FROM THE ROAD WAS A LARGE WHITE HOUSE WITH GREEN SHUTTERS THE WINDOWS IN FRONT WERE OPEN AS WAS THE FRONT DOOR AND FROM ONE CASEMENT A LACE CURTAIN FLAPPED IN THE WIND RUN RUN WE'LL BE DRENCHED CRIED GRACE THINKING OF HER NEW WALK AND SUIT WITHOUT MORE ADO THE GIRLS HURRIED THROUGH THE GATE UP THE GRAVEL WALK AND GOT TO THE PORCH JUST AS THE RAIN REACHED ITS MAXIMUM IT WAS COMING DOWN NOW IN A VERITABLE TORRENT QUEER THE PEOPLE HERE DON'T SHUT THAT DOOR REMARKED BETTY AND SAY THE RAIN IS COMING IN THE PARLOR WINDOW ADDED AMY MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW IT SUGGESTED GRACE OH THE WIND IS BLOWING THE RAIN RIGHT IN ON US SHE CRIED I WONDER IF IT WOULD BE IMPERTINENT TO WALK IN SUGGESTED MOLLY WE AT LEAST CAN KNOCK AND ASK THEY WON'T REFUSE SAID BETTY AND REALLY WITH THE WIND THIS WAY THE PORCH IS NO PROTECTION AT ALL SHE RAPPED ON THE OPEN DOOR THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND SHE TAPPED AGAIN LOUDER TO MAKE IT HEARD ABOVE THE NOISE OF THE STORM THAT'S QUEER MAYBE NO ONE IS AT HOME SAID GRACE
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