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Allison histling up-stairs, and began taking down the pictures; but anybody could see by the set of his shoulders that he et the books out of the way too before noon

"Nohat can I do?" said Leslie, whirling around fro the last cup and plate they had used "There's oneout?"

"No, dear That has your grands in it, and is in perfect order She hadis tied up and labelled I don't think we need to disturb it The et the rest of the bed-clothes out on the line for an airing before I pack theht do that"

So Leslie went back and forth, carrying blankets and quilts, and hanging them on the line, till Mrs Perkins had to co on She ca-powder, and Julia Cloud gave her the whole box

"No, you needn't return it," she said, soing away for a while" Mrs Perkins was so astonished that she actually went ho, and had to co she could do to help, in order to get a chance to ask

It was really quite astonishing what a lot could be done in three hours When twelve o'clock came, the two children descended upon their aunt with insistence that she wash her hands and put on her hat The rooms had assumed that cleared-up, ready look that rests the tired worker just to look around and see what has been acco quite a child to run away this hen there was still a lot to be done, but with an overwhel desire to yield to the pressure, Julia Cloud surrendered

When she came down-stairs five minutes later in her neat black suit and s veil about it that Ellen had insisted upon for the funeral, the car was already at the door, and she felt aluilty as she locked the door and went down the path But the beauty of the day intoxicated her at once, and she forgot i out into the world