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"We can never go  in this downpour," declared Betty. "It would be sheer madness  foolishness, at any rate. We would be drenched in an instant, and perhaps take cold." WE CAN NEVER GO IN THIS DOWNPOUR DECLARED BETTY IT WOULD BE SHEER MADNESS FOOLISHNESS AT ANY RATE WE WOULD BE DRENCHED IN AN INSTANT AND PERHAPS TAKE COLD
as an open fireplace, it came down in gusts, sighing mournfully out into the room, with its old horsehair furniture, the pictures of evidently dead-and-gone relatives, in heavy gold frames, while in other frames were fearfully and wonderfully made wreaths of flowers--wax in some cases, and cloth in the remainder, being the medium in which nature was rather mocked than simulated. The girls stood at the windows, staring drearily out. They could just see a house down the road on the other side. In the other direction no residences were visible--just an expanse of rain-swept fields. And there seemed to be no passers-by--no teams on the winding country road. "Oh, but this is lonesome," said Amy, with a sigh. "Girls, what are we to do?" demanded Mollie. "We simply must go on to my sister's," declared Grace. "What will she think, if we don't come?" As if in answer, the storm burst into another spasm of fury, the rain coming down in "sheets, blankets and pillow cases," as Mollie grimly put it.  QUITE FIERCELY AND IN THE PARLOR WHERE THERE WAS AN OPEN FIREPLACE IT CAME DOWN IN GUSTS SIGHING MOURNFULLY OUT INTO THE ROOM WITH ITS OLD HORSEHAIR FURNITURE THE PICTURES OF EVIDENTLY DEAD AND GONE RELATIVES IN HEAVY GOLD FRAMES WHILE IN OTHER FRAMES WERE FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE WREATHS OF FLOWERS WAX IN SOME CASES AND CLOTH IN THE REMAINDER BEING THE MEDIUM IN WHICH NATURE WAS RATHER MOCKED THAN SIMULATED THE GIRLS STOOD AT THE WINDOW STARING DREARILY OUT THEY COULD JUST SEE A HOUSE DOWN THE ROAD ON THE OTHER SIDE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION NO RESIDENCES WERE VISIBLE JUST AN EXPANSE OF RAIN SWEPT FIELDS AND THERE SEEMED TO BE NO PASSERS BY NO TEAMS ON THE WINDING COUNTRY ROAD OH BUT THIS IS LONESOME SAID AMY WITH A SIGH GIRLS WHAT ARE WE TO DO DEMANDED MOLLY WE SIMPLY MUST GO ON TO MY SISTERS DECLARED GRACE WHAT WILL SHE THINK IF WE DON'T COME AS IF IN ANSWER THE STORM BURST INTO ANOTHER SPASM OF FURY THE RAIN COMING DOWN IN SHEETS BLANKETS AND PILLOW CASES AS MOLLY GRIMLY PUT IT
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