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roadside  literally  gemmed  with  violets.
                                  Sisters  were  sometimes  unsubstantial

                                  property,  it  seemed,  but  the  violets
                                  were  really before  her,  and  oh  how big

                                  and  sweet  they  were I
                                     She  remembered  once  having  heard

                                  Mr,  Inlander  say  that  he  thought  no
                                  flower  was  so  beautiful;  and  Peggy

                                  thought it would  be pleasant to gather a

                                  whole  bunch  of  them,  and  place  them
                                  on  his  table  as  a surprise.  However,  it

                                  was  too  late  to  gather  them  then,  for
                                  tiic^re  were  yet  many  tasks  to  be  per­

                                  formed  at  home.
                                     So, promising herself  to come for the

                                  violets  the  following  afternoon,  she
                                  went  happily  on.

                                     Mrs.  Bagley  had  been  receiving  a
                                  call,  and had  not  even  noticed  PeEErv's
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                                  absence.      She  was  in  a  wonderfully

                                  good-natured  and  sociable  mood,  and
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