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■“ I don’t think she would like it if I
were to tell her that It would sound

as if I were complaining, you know, and

1 don't mean to complain. What ’$ the
use when I ’m going to invent some­

thing, and be rich enough to have
what I like by and by/ said Peggy,

cheerfully.
“ WThat I would do if I were in your

place, Peg, would be to learn the multi­
plication table, to read well, and to write

a good plain hand,” advised Bolander.
11 But, you know,” suggested Peggy,

gently, 111 have n’t very much time, and

beside I ’m afraid I should n't know
how to begin. I ’m ’most too stupid to

learn such hard things all by myself,
but if you think I could, I might try- I

suppose if I ’m to be self-made, I ought
to do it alone.”

Fortunately, Mr. Bolander did -not
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