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Mrs. Carey, wiping the tears of merriment that came to her eyes in spite of her, so exactly had Nancy caught Cousin Ann's epistolary style, read the real communication, which ran as follows:   DEAR MARGARET,  I have had you much in mind since I left you, always with great anxiety lest your strength should fail under the unexpected strain you put upon it. MISSUS CAREY WIPING THE TEARS OF MERRIMENT THAT CAME TO HER EYES IN SPITE OF HER SO EXACTLY HAD NANCY CAUGHT COUSIN ANN THE EPISTOLARY STYLE READ THE REAL COMMUNICATION WHICH RAN AS FOLLOWS DEAR MARGARET I HAVE HAD YOU MUCH IN MINE SINCE I LEFT YOU ALWAYS WITH GREAT ANXIETY LEST YOUR STRENGTH SHOULD FAIL UNDER THE UNEXPECTED STRAIN YOU PUT UPON IT
get that the bed came down with her!" exclaimed Gilbert, his voice muffled by the sofa cushions.] Remember me to Julia. I hope she enjoys her food better than when I was with you. Children must eat if they would grow. [Mother Carey pricked up her ears at this point, and Gilbert raised himself on one elbow, but Nancy went on gravely.] Tell Kathleen to keep out of the sun, or wear a hat, as her complexion is not at all what it used to be. Without color and with freckles she will be an unusually plain child. [Kathleen flushed angrily and laid down her work.] Give my love to darling Nancy. What a treasure you have in your eldest, Margaret! I hope you are properly grateful for her. Such talent, such beauty, such grace, such discretion-- But here the family rose _en masse_ and descended on the reader of the spurious letter just as she had turned the first page. In the amiable scuffle that ensued, a blue slip fell from Cousin Ann's envelope and Gilbert handed it to his mother with the letter.  AND UNRELIABLE SHE'LL NEVER FORGET THAT THE BED CAME DOWN WITH HER EXCLAIMED GILBERT HIS VOICE MUFFLED BY THE SOFA CUSHIONS REMEMBER ME TO JULIA I HOPE SHE ENJOYS HER FOOD BETTER THAN WHEN I WAS WITH YOU CHILDREN MUST EAT IF THEY WOULD GROW MOTHER CAREY PRICKED HER EARS AT THIS POINT AND GILBERT RAISED HIMSELF ON ONE ELBOW BUT NANCY WENT ON GRAVELY TELL KATHLEEN TO KEEP OUT OF THE SUN OR WEAR A HAT AS HER COMPLEXION IS NOT AT ALL WHAT IT USED TO BE WITHOUT COLOR AND WITH FRECKLES SHE WILL BE AN UNUSUALLY PLAIN CHILD KATHLEEN FLUSHED ANGRILY AND LAID DOWN HER WORK GIVE MY LOVE TO DARLING NANCY WHAT A TREASURE YOU HAVE IN YOUR ELDEST MARGARET I HOPE THAT YOU ARE PROPERLY GRATEFUL FOR HER SUCH TALENT SUCH BEAUTY SUCH GRACE SUCH DISCRETION BUT HERE THE FAMILY ROSE IN MASS AND DESCENDED ON THE READER OF THIS SPURIOUS LETTER JUST AS SHE HAD TURNED THE FIRST PAGE IN THE AMIABLE SCUFFLE THAT ENSUED A BLUE SLIP FELL FROM COUSIN ANN'S ENVELOPE AND GILBERT HANDED IT TO HIS MOTHER WITH THE LETTER
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