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Get ready immediately," said Madam, rising from table, and measuring out the supper portion of Alfaretta, the one small servant of a house which had once sheltered many. Then he also rose, but so languidly that "Alfy" stared, and, glancing toward his still full plate, inquired: "You sick?" "No, I ain't. I'm m-m-mad!" "At me?" "N-no. Y-y-yes. You're another of 'em. She's a g-g-girl.
He stammered again: "I didn't dream I was hurting you " Then light broke upon him. He said: "It's because you don't want to be treated like a silly girl; eh, Jack?" But to complete his astonishment she moaned: "N-n-no! It's b-b-because you you n-n-never do t-treat me like a g-g-girl, P-P-Pierre!" He groaned heartily: "Well, I'll be damned!"
But any g-g-girl has a right to aspire to be a Vestal, if she is made perfect and is under ten and has her f-f-father and m-m-mother noble and alive. You've got all that and you are offered what any g-g-girl would envy you and you throw it away! I've no patience with you." "You forget," Brinnaria argued, "that I'm in love with Almo and I'd have to give up Almo."
"C-come, little g-g-girl, what's up?" She made no response, her lips faltering as though suddenly stricken dumb. Beth Norvell dropped down from the pony's back, and stood with one hand resting on Mercedes' shoulder. "She only came to show me the way," she explained bravely. "I-I have a most important message for Mr. Winston. Where is he?" "Important, d-did you s-s-say?"
"Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit. "They don't know how to f-f-fish." You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold. "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did. I caught you!" Then Kat thought of something else. She shook her finger at Kit. "O Kit," she said, "Mother told you not to fall into the water!" "'T-t-twas all your fault," roared Kit. "Y-y-you began it!
"Oh," Flexinna admitted, "there are d-d-drawbacks to any s-s-situation in life, but, really the higher the s-s-station the fewer the drawbacks. The p-p-plain truth is that being a Vestal is the highest s-s-station in Rome except being an Empress. No g-g-girl dare aspire to be an Empress; it would be treason. If any g-g-girl d-d-dreams of it she k-k-keeps her d-d-dreams to herself.
"Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit. "They don't know how to f-f-fish!" You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold. "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did. I caught you!" Then Kat thought of something else. She shook her finger at Kit. "Oh, Kit," she said, "mother told you not to fall into the water!" "'T-t-t-was all your fault," roared Kit. "Y-y-you began it!
And you've m-m-missed a ch-ch-chance to be a V-V-Vestal. I've n-n-no p-p-patience with you. Any other g-g-girl would j-j-jump at the ch-ch-chance." "Jump at it!" cried Brinnaria. "Why?" "Why?" sneered Flexinna, blazing with excitement. "Why, just think what you've m-m-missed!
He stammered again: "I didn't dream I was hurting you " Then light broke upon him. He said: "It's because you don't want to be treated like a silly girl; eh, Jack?" But to complete his astonishment she moaned: "N-n-no! It's b-b-because you you n-n-never do t-treat me like a g-g-girl, P-P-Pierre!" He groaned heartily: "Well, I'll be damned!"
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