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“I think I’d rather molder with the mice in the attic, than dance with any one of these so-called suitors, who are unwanted and unwelcome.”
Disappointment is a weak word to explain what Clara felt when her mother replied, “Well, my dear, they’re all we have.”
Absolutely certain that Plan B must still be used, Clara turned heel and ran back into her room, wishing too late, that she hadn’t used the key to the bedroom door for a lever in her last contraption, for here she was with no way to lock herself in her room, and realizing that Plan B would not suffice.
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