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It won't do to turn Daddy out of his, and I must have communicating ones." "But your aunt " Nell began again. "Oh, Aunt Julia'll understand." Patricia was kneeling before the deep fireplace in her aunt's room, piling it generously with wood from the box in the corner. "Miss P'tricia, what yo' up ter?" Sarah demanded, unexpectedly, from the doorway.
She told me she simply couldn't spare the time away from home any longer, but Julia was set on staying there. I never thought Julia was selfish; but I s'pose she doesn't realize how hard it is for Ellen, living that way between two houses. Julia'll go to live with Ellen now, of course. It's real good of Herbert Robinson to ask her. Julia ought to appreciate having relatives like that."
"Everything makes more difference to you, Kitty," remarked Gilbert. "I mean I'm always fourth when the cake plate's passed, in everything! Now Julia'll be fourth, and I shall be fifth; it's lucky people can't tumble off the floor!" "Poor abused Kathleen!" cried Gilbert.
Hasn't she seen enough horrors up above?" "I daresay that if Peter comes Julia'll be with him," the elder girl remarked irrelevantly. "Well then he can take Julia about. That will be more proper," said Lady Agnes. "Mother dear, she doesn't care a rap about art. It's a fearful bore looking at fine things with Julia," Nick returned. "Won't you go with him, Grace?" and Biddy appealed to her sister.
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