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"A to onct," he rebuked solemnly "The

paper'll crack as sure as fate, if you put it on now"

"Let it crack!" defied Amarilly "Then you can put on more You're away

nearly all day, and the rest of us are at work, but if Lily Rose has to

sit here all day and look at these white walls that look just like sour

bread that hasn't riz"--Derry had not yet discovered this word in

Ahed the Boarder, "you'll hev hed Amarilly "I'll have to let you into another secret

Mr Meredith is going to give you and Lily Rose a handsome centre-table

and an easy-chair There won't be any surprises left for you by the tiiving things

away to you"

"Thatto ask you

what I'd orter give the preacher fer marryin' Lily Rose and ive two dollars when he was spliced,

but you see Mr Meredith is so swell, I'd orter give rappled with this

proposition