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Yet the most that she feared was that her parents were mapping out a career for her. She was talented in music, playing the piano with a technique and fire that few girls of her age could equal. More than once, after a simple concert in the High School, at which she played, teachers had urged Mr. and Mrs. Stonington to send her to some well known teacher, or even abroad to study. YET THE MOST THAT SHE FEARED WAS THAT HER PARENTS WERE MAPPING OUT A CAREER FOR HER SHE WAS TALENTED IN MUSIC PLAYING THE PIANO WITH A TECHNIQUE AND FIRE THAT FEW GIRLS OF HER AGE COULD EQUAL MORE THAN ONCE AFTER A SIMPLE CONCERT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AT WHICH SHE PLAYED TEACHERS HAD URGED MISTER AND MISSUS SONINGTON TO SEND HER TO SOME WELL KNOWN TEACHER OR EVEN ABROAD TO STUDY
hat gave her a temper which was not to be admired, and which Mollie tried so hard to conquer. But her friends knew her failing, and readily forgave her. Besides Mollie there were the comical twins--Dora--never called anything but Dodo--and Paul, aged four. They were always getting into mischief, and out again, and were "just too sweet and dear for anything," as Betty put it. Betty, being an only child, rather hungered for brothers and sisters. And now we come to Amy Stonington. Poor Amy! There was something of a mystery about her. She realized something of it herself when she was old enough to know that she was not in physical characteristics at all like her parents--at least she regarded Mr. and Mrs. John Stonington as her parents. And yet she could not understand why she was not more like them in type, nor why, of late, she had often come upon them talking earnestly together, which talk ceased as soon as she entered the room. In consequence of which Amy was not very happy these days. LIKELY THAT SAME FRENCH BLOOD THAT GAVE HER A TEMPER WHICH WAS NOT TO BE ADMIRED AND WHICH MOLLY TRIED SO HARD TO CONQUER BUT HER FRIENDS KNEW HER FAILING AND READILY FORGAVE HER BESIDES MOLLY THERE WAS THE COMICAL TWINS DORA NEVER CALLED ANYTHING BUT DODO AND PAUL AGED FOUR THEY WERE ALWAYS GETTING INTO MISCHIEF AND OUT AGAIN AND WERE JUST TOO SWEET AND DEAR FOR ANYTHING AS BETTY PUT AT BETTY BEING AN ONLY CHILD RATHER HUNGERED FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND NOW WE COME TO AMY STONINGTON POOR AMY THERE WAS SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY ABOUT HER SHE REALIZED SOMETHING OF IT HERSELF WHEN SHE WAS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT SHE WAS NOT IN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AT ALL LIKE HER PARENTS AT LEAST SHE REGARDED MISTER AND MISSUS JOHN STONINGTON AS HER PARENTS AND YET SHE COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS MORE LIKE THEM IN TYPE NOR WHY OF LATE SHE HAD OFTEN COME UPON THEM TALKING EARNESTLY TOGETHER WHICH TALK CEASED AS SOON AS SHE ENTERED THE ROOM IN CONSEQUENCE OF WHICH AMY WAS NOT VERY HAPPY THESE DAYS
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