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Gilbert had opened his own particular door, and if it entailed no more daring than that of Nancy's effort, it required twice the amount of self sacrifice. He was to be, from June twenty seventh till August twenty seventh, Bill Harmon's post office clerk and delivery boy, and the first that the family would know about it would be his arrival at the back door, in a linen jacket, with an order book in his hand. Bravo, Gilly! One can see your heels disappearing over the top of Shiny Wall! GILBERT HAD OPENED HIS OWN PARTICULAR DOOR AND IF IT ENTAILED NO MORE DARING THAN THAT OF NANCY'S EFFORT IT REQUIRED TWICE THE AMOUNT OF SELF SACRIFICE HE WAS TO BE FROM JUNE TWENTY SEVENTH TILL AUGUST TWENTY SEVENTH BILL HARMON'S POST OFFICE CLERK AND DELIVERY BOY AND THE FIRST THAT THE FAMILY WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT WOULD BE HIS ARRIVAL AT THE BACK DOOR IN A LINEN JACKET WITH AN ORDER BOOK IN HIS HAND BRAVO JILIE ONE CAN SEE OUR HEELS DISAPPEARING OVER THE TOP OF SHINY WALL
t unpleasant disposition, and the sharpest tongue, I ever met in the course of my life!" said Henry Lord to himself as he turned to his task. Mother Carey's magic was working very slowly in his blood. It had roused him a little from the bottomless pit of his selfishness, but much mischief had been done on all sides, and it would be a work of time before matters could be materially mended. Olive's nature was already warped and embittered, and it would require a deal of sunshine to make a plant bloom that had been so dwarfed by neglect and indifference. Nancy's door of daring opened into an editorial office. An hour here, an hour there, when the Yellow House was asleep, had brought about a story that was on its way to a distant city. It was written, with incredible care, on one side of the paper only; it enclosed a fully stamped envelope for a reply or a return of the manuscript, and all day long Nancy, trembling between hope and despair, went about hugging her first secret to her heart. AT GIRL HAS THE MOST UNPLEASANT DISPOSITION AND THE SHARPEST TONGUE I EVER MET IN THE COURSE OF MY LIFE SAID HENRY LORD TO HIMSELF AS HE TURNED TO HIS TASK MOTHER CAREY'S MAGIC WAS WORKING VERY SLOWLY IN HIS BLOOD IT HAD ROUSED HIM A LITTLE FROM THE BOTTOMLESS PIT OF HIS SELFISHNESS BUT MUCH MISCHIEF HAD BEEN DONE ON ALL SIDES AND IT WOULD BE A WORK OF TIME BEFORE MATTERS COULD BE MATERIALLY MENDED OLIVE'S NATURE WAS ALREADY WARPED AND EMBITTERED AND IT WOULD REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF SUNSHINE TO MAKE A PLANT BLOOM THAT HAD BEEN SO DWARFED BY NEGLECT AND INDIFFERENCE NANCY'S DOOR OF DARING OPENED INTO AN EDITORIAL OFFICE AN HOUR HERE AN HOUR THERE WHEN THE YELLOW HOUSE WAS ASLEEP HAD BROUGHT ABOUT A STORY THAT WAS ON ITS WAY TO A DISTANT CITY IT WAS WRITTEN WITH INCREDIBLE CARE ON ONE SIDE OF THE PAPER ONLY IT ENCLOSED A FULLY STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR A REPLY OR RETURN OF THE MANUSCRIPT AND ALL DAY LONG NANCY TREMBLING BETWEEN HOPE AND DESPAIR WENT ABOUT HUGGING HER FIRST SECRET TO HER HEART
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