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I came along behind them across the Parade Ground and Eva called me. I didn't like Trix before, and I tried to get away. "'I've got to hurry, Eva, I said. 'Mrs. MacCall is waiting for this soap-powder. "'I should think you Corner House girls could afford to hire somebody to run your errands, if you've got all the money they say you have, says Trix Severn just like that!"
"It's easy to keep your hair looking pretty," said the girl, as she worked. "I'm going to give you a little box of my nice sweet-smelling soap-powder that I use to shampoo my hair. You take it home and wash your hair with it every two or three weeks and you'll see it will make a difference in a little while. You just haven't taken time to take care of it, that's all.
But, believe me, my dear girl, for every ardent radical who says the whole thing is rotten there's ten clever advertising-men who think it's virtue to sell new brands of soap-powder that are no better than the old brands, and a hundred old codgers who are so broken into the office system that they think they are perfectly happy don't know how much fun in life they miss.
She smiled cheerfully at him, found brush, pan, broom, pail, and cloths, and with some hot water and soap-powder went back to the store. The rain continued to fall heavily. There was no likelihood of her being disturbed at her work. She chose the more littered of the two show windows and almost threw everything out of it in her hurry.
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