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anyhow. If you are going to cry, it had
better be because you arc a slavey.”

" O, I don't want to cry for that,"

said Peggy, cheerfully, “ I ’m all right
Tell me some more about yourself."

11 Well, there is nothing to cry over
about me. I fm awfully happy, — that

is. except when Miss Weston scolds me
for not putting my mind on my lessons,

O, I hate dreadfully to be scolded. I
have to do all sorts of things so as not

to get angry. Sometimes I count the
ands she says, or the buts, and when I

get ten 1 make up a sentence that must
begin with the letter that ends the last

word. It has to be something that fits
in, you know, and it has to be something

th ats perfectly respectful I wouldn't
he disrespectful for anything, for papa

would n’t like that*”
“ I should think she would want you