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"In the 'Desert of Sarah, Nancy used to call it," laughed Pollyanna one night, as she joined the rest in begging for a story. Better than all this, however, in Pollyanna's opinion, were the times when John Pendleton, with her alone, talked of her mother as he used to know her and love her, in the days long gone.
Pollyanna's eyes widened a little. "Would you rather go THERE?" she asked. "Of course the house isn't quite so pretty, but it's nearer " "Pollyanna, what ARE you talking about?" asked the man, very gently now. "Why, about where we're going to live, of course," rejoined Pollyanna, in obvious surprise. "I THOUGHT you meant here, at first.
Jimmy hesitated. Then, a little precipitately, he let it out. "Why, I'd thought of Pollyanna." Jamie smiled and pursed his lips. "Pollyanna's a charming girl, and I love her but not that way, any more than she does me. Besides, I fancy somebody else would have something to say about that; eh?" Jimmy colored like a happy, conscious boy.
"I am fond of her both for her own sake, and for her mother's. I stood ready to give Pollyanna the love that had been twenty-five years in storage." "LOVE." Miss Polly remembered suddenly why SHE had taken this child in the first place and with the recollection came the remembrance of Pollyanna's own words uttered that very morning: "I love to be called 'dear' by folks that belong to you!"
August brought several surprises and some changes none of which, however, were really a surprise to Nancy. Nancy, since Pollyanna's arrival, had come to look for surprises and changes. First there was the kitten. Pollyanna found the kitten mewing pitifully some distance down the road.
In Pollyanna's room Fluffy had just jumped to the bed with a little purring "meow" of joy when through the open door sounded clearly and sharply Aunt Polly's agonized exclamation. "Not that! Doctor, not that! You don't mean the child will NEVER WALK again!" It was all confusion then. First, from the bedroom came Pollyanna's terrified "Aunt Polly Aunt Polly!"
A joyous light came to Pollyanna's face. "Dr. Chilton! Oh, Aunt Polly, I'd so love to have Dr. Chilton! I've wanted him all the time, but I was afraid you didn't, on account of his seeing you in the sun parlor that day, you know; so I didn't like to say anything. But I'm so glad you do want him!" Aunt Polly's face had turned white, then red, then back to white again.
"Of course we are a little ahead now from this summer's work, and we have a small sum from the estate right along; but I never know how soon that's going to stop, like all the rest. If only we could do something to bring in some ready cash!" It was after one of these moaning lamentations one day that Pollyanna's eyes chanced to fall on a prize-story contest offer. It was a most alluring one.
But Jamie, unabashed, turned with a triumphant air of assurance. "Nothing; only I just said that I believed John Pendleton would have something to say about Pollyanna's loving anybody but him." "POLLYANNA! JOHN PENDLETON!" Mrs. Carew sat down suddenly in the chair nearest her.
And I HAVE a mirror, you know." "Then I advise you to look in it when you're talking sometime," observed the man sententiously. Pollyanna's eyes flew wide open. "Why, that's just what Jimmy said," she cried. "Did he, indeed the young rascal!" retorted John Pendleton, dryly.
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