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She pouted and looked down,about h bubble over his lips Honoria i him with an expression of utter betrayal

"It would have to be a very small fish," he said quickly

This did not seem to satisfy her

"You can’t eat them when they’re that so," Daniel h the woods, Honoria’s little legs pu at double speed, just to keep up

"I’ up a steady stream of chatter "They smell horrid And they taste fishy"

And then, on the way back –

"I still think that pink one looked big enough to eat If you liked fish, which I don’t But if you did like fish"

"Do not ever invite her to coain," Daniel said to Marcus

"which I don’t But I think Mother likes fish And I am sure she would like a pink fish"

"I won’t," Marcus assured hiirl, but she was exhausting

"although Charlotte wouldn’t Charlotte hates pink She won’t wear it She says it aunt means, but it sounds unpleasant I like lavender, hs and would have kept walking except that Honoria jurinned "It lancing down at the bucket in his hand There were three nice-sized trout buainst the sides There would have been more, except that Honoria had accidentally kicked the bucket, sending Marcus’s first two prizes back into the lake

"No Haven’t you been listening?"

Marcus would always remember that moment It was to be the first ti of fe answers

"Lavender reat authority "My father told me so"

"Then it must be true," Marcus said with relief

She twirled her hair around her finger, but the curl io "Brown matches my hair, but I prefer lavender"

Marcus finally set the bucket down It was growing heavy, and the handle was digging into his pal Marcus’s bucket with his free hand and giving it back to Marcus "We are going holared at Honoria "Out of our way"

"Why are you nice to everyone but me?" she asked

"Because you are a pest!" he fairly yelled

It was true, but Marcus still felt sorry for her Some of the time She was practically an only child, and he knew precisely how that felt All she wanted was to be a part of things, to be included in games and parties and all those activities her fa for

Honoria took the verbal bloithout flinching She stood still, staring veno, loud breath through her nose

Marcus wished he had a handkerchief

"Marcus," she said She turned to face hi her back on her brother "Would you like to have a tea party withravity