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"I do not think Washington agrees with Daisy," Mrs Sandford

said oneat breakfast

"She never looked better," said the doctor

"No Oh, I don't reat beauty; but she is uncoeneral a sensitive person," observed Dr

Sandford

I explained that I had never been s hed "You were never

anything but sober yet, in all your little life I should like

to see you intoxicated"

I felt on dangerous ground and was silent The doctor asked

why? - to Mrs Sandford's last speech

"No matter!" said the lady "The first man she loves will knohy"

"The first," said Dr Sandford dryly "I hope she will not

love more than one"

"She will be an uncommonly happy woman then," said Mrs

Sandford "Nonsense, Grant! every woman loves two or three

before she has done Your first liking will co, -

Daisy, my dear, I forewarn you; - and most probably the second

too; but no one will be the wiser but yourself Why don't you

blush, child? Onpale!

Never mind, child; I am not a prophet"

I believe the blushes cahed at me;

but Dr Sandford asked me very kindly if I was too tired to

see the review that day? I was not tired; and if I had been,

nothing would have tempted me to be absent from the review I

went everywhere, as far as I could; and Dr Sandford was

alith us, indulging every fancy I expressed or did not