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CHAPTER XVII. ‘JUST

LIKE A BOOK”

J ohn Pendleton greeted Pollyanna to-day with a smile.
‘Well, Miss Pollyanna, I’m thinking you must be a very
forgiving little person, else you wouldn’t have come to see
me again to-day.’
‘Why, Mr. Pendleton, I was real glad to come, and I’m
sure I don’t see why I shouldn’t be, either.’
‘Oh, well, you know, I was pretty cross with you, I’m
afraid, both the other day when you so kindly brought me
the jelly, and that time when you found me with the broken
leg at first. By the way, too, I don’t think I’ve ever thanked
you for that. Now I’m sure that even you would admit that
you were very forgiving to come and see me, after such un-
grateful treatment as that!’
Pollyanna stirred uneasily.
‘But I was glad to find you—that is, I don’t mean I was
glad your leg was broken, of course,’ she corrected hurried-
ly.
John Pendleton smiled.
‘I understand. Your tongue does get away with you once
in a while, doesn’t it, Miss Pollyanna? I do thank you, how-
ever; and I consider you a very brave little girl to do what
you did that day. I thank you for the jelly, too,’ he added in

1 Pollyanna