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Sa rooone to her shop to brood She would have to cos over with her For the irls ready for the day

The older girls like Rebecca didn't need irls-only five or six years old-still needed soht way and to get their shoes on the right feet This had all become so routine that h she was eight years old, she still whined like a sullen toddler everyshe would at least once sta too hard!" or "These pigtails are lopsided!" or "I wanted it braided!" She would carry on until Samantha fixed her with a stern look and said, "Helena, stop it Act like a big girl"

Once the girls were ready, Samantha went over to the boy's dormitory They were evenSa she found David wrestling with Mark on the floor David had the clear advantage in height and weight, which he was putting to good use

"Come on, say it," he snarled

"Uncle," Mark said

"Louder"

"Uncle!" he wailed

"You two knock it off," Saave David the sa off with a victor's swagger Samantha offered a hand to Mark and then pulled hiet ready for services"

She waited in the adjoining roo one ear to the door in case hostilities resumed After a few minutes she called out, "Are you ready?"

"We're ready," David answered for the rest of the boys

Only then did Samantha come out of the room She verified the boys were all properly dressed, their shirts buttoned and vests facing the right direction "Let's go, then," she said

As it had been under Reverend Crane, the boys sat on one side of the church while the girls sat on the other Sa Prudence was not there She would probably sneak in the back once she was certain everyone else was here

Miss Brighah a side door, the reverend's Bible tucked under one arm She set the book down on the podiues, she said, "Good , children Let us all thank the Lord for another beautiful day in Eternity"