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to write verses Why doesn't she stop it?'"

"Because," said Willia

honestly of the barn and picking off a straw here and there fro about it," Dr Lavendar and Martha both looked up, startled at his tone

"Woossip about a--a cla?" Martha defended herself; but Dr Lavendar

interrupted her, cheerfully, "Well, I aossip with William on this very

subject--Martha, will you let hirate? I declare,

the seasons are changing When I was your age it wasn't cold enough

to have a fire in May--Look here, Willy, what do you

Mrs Richie doesn't know Sam's sentiments?"

"I mean that women like Mrs Richie are so unconscious, they don't see

things like that She's as unconscious as a girl"

"Tck!" said Martha

"A girl!" said Dr, Lavendar--"Say a tree, or a boy but don't say a

girl Why, Williaht Of course

she knows it"