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Dear God--
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I am so happy, prayed Rosemary tumultuously.
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I am so happy! I am so happy!
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Rosemary? sounded a little voice.
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Rosemary, you in here?
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Yes, Shirley darling, she answered.
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Did you tell Winnie about mother?
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Yes, said Shirley scrambling upon the bed.
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We told her. What you doing, Sister?
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Cleaning my white shoes, replied Rosemary, applying whitener vigorously.
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I'm going to put them on and wear my white linen dress. Don't you want to dress up to-night, Shirley? Bring me your shoes, if they are dirty, and I'll do them for you.
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All right, I'll get them, decided Shirley, sliding off the bed backward.
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Could I put on my blue sash, Rosemary?
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Not with that dress, said Rosemary firmly.
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I'll have to wash your face and hands and neck and then you can wear the cross-bar muslin with the lace yoke.
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Are you up here, Rosemary? demanded another voice.
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What are you doing?
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Cleaning my shoes, said Rosemary patiently.
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Say, Sarah, don't you think it would be nice if we dressed up a little for dinner to-night?
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Why?
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Oh, because--because, well, we know Mother is going to get well, explained Rosemary.
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And everything has been in such a mess this week, the table half set and nobody caring whether they ate or not. I'd like to show Hugh that we can have things done properly.
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What difference does it make? drawled Sarah lazily.
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I hate a lot of fuss, you know I do. Rosemary, do you suppose it hurts worms to use them for fishing bait? Will you ask Jack Welles?
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I'll ask him the next time I see him, if you will put on your tan linen with the red tie, promised Rosemary.
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And do brush your hair back the way Mother likes it, Sarah. She can't bear to see it stringing into your eyes.
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Oh--all right, agreed Sarah.
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Don't forget to ask about the worms.
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I wish, she announced pleasantly, sitting down on the floor beside Rosemary to watch the cleaning process,
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I wish we could have ice-cream.
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Well I'll ask Winnie, said Rosemary promptly.
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What dessert do you suppose we are going to have to-night?
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Berries, Shirley answered wisely.
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I saw 'em. Couldn't Winnie make us chocolate ice-cream?
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Oh, she wouldn't have time to make it, said Rosemary,