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"That's the house," announced Jean, as they turned the corner. "That big one with the covered driveway." THAT'S THE HOUSE ANNOUNCED JEAN AS THEY TURNED THE CORNER THAT BIG ONE WITH THE COVERED DRIVEWAY
 look much better in mittens." "Mittens!" snubbed Mabel. "You can't make formal calls in mittens! Now, Somebody, please put me into my jacket and hat, if I'm not to touch anything." The decidedly depressed four, in their Sunday best, started down the street. Mabel's gloves, owing to their brilliant color, were certainly conspicuous, and unconsciously she made them more so by the careful and rigid manner in which she carried them. It was plain that she had them very much on her mind. And when her hat tilted forward over one eye she left it there rather than risk damaging those immaculate lemon-hued gloves. "Take my muff," implored Marjory. "That yellow splendor lights up the whole street." "No, siree," declined Mabel. "If Mrs. Slater wants gloves she's going to have 'em. Do you think I'm going to suffer like this and not have 'em _show_?" So Mabel, a swollen, imprisoned but gorgeous hand dangling at each side, a big navy-blue hat flopping over one eye, strutted muffless down the street. AN WRESTLE WITH ANOTHER JOB LIKE THAT SHOULD LOOK MUCH BETTER IN MITTENS MITTENS SNAPPED MABEL YOU CAN'T MAKE FORMAL CALLS AND MITTENS NOW SOMEBODY PLEASE PUT ME INTO MY JACKET AND HAT IF I'M NOT TO TOUCH ANYTHING THE DECIDEDLY DEPRESSED FOUR IN THEIR SUNDAY BEST STARTED DOWN THE STREET MABEL'S GLOVES OWING TO THEIR BRILLIANT COLOR WERE CERTAINLY CONSPICUOUS AND UNCONSCIOUSLY SHE MADE THEM MORE SO BY THE CAREFUL AND RIGID MANNER IN WHICH SHE CARRIED THEM IT WAS PLAIN THAT SHE HAD THEM VERY MUCH ON HER MIND AND WHEN HER HAT TILTED FORWARD OVER ONE EYE SHE LEFT IT THERE RATHER THAN RISK DAMAGING THOSE IMMACULATE LEMON HUED GLOVES TAKE MY MUFF IMPLORED MARJORIE THAT YELLOW SPLENDOUR LIGHTS UP THE WHOLE STREET NO SIR RECLINED MABEL IF MISSUS SLATER WANTS GLOVES SHE'S GOING TO HAVE EM DO YOU THINK I'M GOING TO SUFFER LIKE THIS AND NOT HAVE EM SHOW SO MABEL A SWOLLEN IMPRISONED BUT GORGEOUS HAND DANGLING AT EACH SIDE A BIG NAVY BLUE HAT FLOPPING OVER ONE EYE STRUTTED MUFFLESS DOWN THE STREET
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