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"Polly, you KNOW the Peters family wouldn't let me have it," said

Kate

"If it's a boy, they wouldn't WANT it," said Polly "Neither

would you, for that ht for it;

but it won't do theood All I want to know is, WILL YOU

TAKE IT?"

"Of course I would, Polly," said Kate

"Since I have your word, I'll feel better," said Polly "And

Mother, you needn't be AFRAID of it It will be all right I

have thought about it so irl, and it's going to be exactly like you, and its

naht about you

every hour I ake since I have been gone; so the baby will

have to be exactly like you There won't be the taint of

Grandmother in it that there is inforever when Adaht as a dart, Mother, every single minute since,

Mother; truly I have!"

Kate sat down suddenly, an awful sickness in her heart

"Why, you poor child you!" she said

"Oh, I've been all right," said Polly "I've been almost petted

and loved to death; but Mother, there never should be the a that there is in that house It's

never ending, it's intolerable Mrs Peters just goes until she

drops, and then instead of sleeping, she lies awake planning so to do next Maybe she can stand