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pronouncement. She was more interested in pointing out everyone important who had come up from the hall.
“That’s Uncle Edmund. He lives in London and does something frightfully clever for the government. That’s Mother – and that’s Father there, with the green hat. Uncle Edmund’s the oldest brother and Uncle Atherton’s the youngest. Father comes in between. Applecott House belongs to Uncle Edmund, but he always says he hates the country, so we live here instead.”
“I thought your Uncle Atherton lived here?” said Ruby.
Dora shook her head.
“Uncle Atherton doesn’t live anywhere really.
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