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"Think of anybody," laughed Jean, "with as many names as that wanting a new one." "Where's that baby you adopted?" asked Henrietta, abruptly changing the subject. THINK OF ANYBODY LAUGHED JEAN WITH AS MANY NAMES AS THAT WANTING A NEW ONE WHERE'S THAT BABY YOU ADOPTED ASKED HENRIETTA ABRUPTLY CHANGING THE SUBJECT
ace!" "It's for you," said Henrietta, flashing a bright glance at Mabel. "It's an apology, Mam'selle, for my past--and perhaps my future--misdeeds." "I _said_ I didn't like you," blurted honest Mabel, "but I do." "Don't depend on me," sighed Henrietta. "I don't wear well. You'll find the real me rubbing through in spots. Granny says I'm an imp that came in one of Dad's Hindoo boxes." "Why does your grandmother call you Midge?" asked Bettie. "Because she doesn't like Henrietta. You see, I have five names--they do that sort of thing on the other side--and I take turns with them. When I find out which one suits me best, I'll choose that one for keeps." "What are they?" demanded Mabel. "Henrietta Constance Louise Frederika Francesca--you see, there isn't a really suitable name in the lot. But when you have five quarrelsome aunts, as Father had, you have to please all or none of them by giving your poor helpless baby all their horrid names. Call me Sallie--I've _always_ wanted to be Sallie.  HER EYES BULGING WITH ASTONISHMENT SHE'S REALLY MAKING LACE IT'S FOR YOU SAID HENRIETTA FLASHING A BRIGHT GLANCE AT MABEL IT'S AN APOLOGY MA'AMSELLE FOR MY PAST AND PERHAPS MY FUTURE MISDEEDS I SAID I DIDN'T LIKE YOU BLURTED HONEST MABEL BUT I DO DON'T DEPEND ON ME SIGHED HENRIETTA I DON'T WEAR WELL YOU'LL FIND THE REALMY RUBBING THROUGH IN SPOTS GRANNIE SAYS I'M AN IMP THAT CAME IN ON ONE OF DAD'S HINDOO BOXES WHY DOES YOUR GRANDMOTHER CALL YOU MIDGE ASKED BETTY BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE HENRIETTA YOU SEE I HAVE FIVE NAMES THEY DO THAT SORT OF THING ON THE OTHER SIDE AND I TAKE TURNS WITH THEM WHEN I FIND OUT WHICH ONE SUITS ME BEST I'LL CHOOSE THAT ONE FOR KEEPS WHAT ARE THEY DEMANDED MABEL HENRIETTA CONSTANCE LOUISE FREDERICA FRANCESCA YOU SEE THERE ISN'T A REALLY SUITABLE NAME IN THE LOT BUT WHEN YOU HAVE FIVE QUARRELSOME AUNTS HIS FATHER SAID YOU HAVE TO PLEASE ALL OR NONE OF THEM BY GIVING YOUR POOR HELPLESS BABY ALL THEIR HORRID NAMES CALL ME SALLY I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE SALLY
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