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"Now just look at Betty's porch," Mollie was beginning in exasperation when Betty laughingly interfered. "Oh, let her alone, Mollie," she coaxed. "The porch was dirty anyway and what's that you have in your hand, Dodo?" "Sumfin' for Mollie," answered Dodo, leaning sulkily against the rail while the girls regarded her anxiously. "An' if Mallie aren't nice to me she can't have it."
"'No-o. "'Oo-Chow? "'No-o. "'Hoi Sing? "'No-o. "'Well, I declare! Who on earth is it then? "'Ah Moy want mallie you! "'What? "Miss Cragiemuir, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, giggled hysterically. A flush of rage darkened the Chinaman's sallow features, and his eyes glittered with anger.
So, feeling it for all, I felt it for Mallie and Jock, standing there an hour, first on one foot and then on the other, to be gloated at and rebukit, and for the minister doing the rebuking, and for the kirkful all gloating, and thinking, 'Lord, not such are we! and for Robin Greenlaw who often enough himself takes wildfire for true light! I say I think it was sair sight and sair doing "
"I remember that a cousin of my mother, Cousin Mallie we used to call her, got in a sewing woman, and all our black things were made right there in the house " the old lady was pursuing, mournfully, when Nina broke in pettishly: "I don't see why I have to wear black!" "Why should you?" Ward said with bitter scorn. "It's only your mother!" Nina began to cry.
But Oliver was not through with Malachi. He must take both of his hands this time and look into his eyes. It was all he could do to keep from hugging him. It would not have been the first time. "Been well, Mallie?" Of course he had been; he saw it in his face.
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