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Being Neighborly

           Comedownandgoonbeingneighborly."

           "Ifyou’dliketohaveme,sir."

           "Shouldn’taskyou,ifIdidn’t."AndMr.Laurenceofferedherhisarmwithold-fashionedcourtesy.

           "WhatwouldMegsaytothis?"thoughtJo,asshewasmarchedaway,whilehereyesdancedwithfunassheimaginedherselftellingthestoryathome.

           "Hey!Why,whatthedickenshascometothefellow?"saidtheoldgentleman,asLauriecamerunningdownstairsandbroughtupwithastartofsurpriseattheastoundingsightofJoarminarmwithhisredoubtablegrandfather.

           "Ididn’tknowyou’dcome,sir,"hebegan,asJogavehimatriumphantlittleglance.

           "That’sevident,bythewayyouracketdownstairs.Cometoyourtea,sir,andbehavelikeagentleman."Andhavingpulledtheboy’shairbywayofacaress,Mr.Laurencewalkedon,whileLauriewentthroughaseriesofcomicevolutionsbehindtheirbacks,whichnearlyproducedanexplosionoflaughterfromJo.

           Theoldgentlemandidnotsaymuchashedrankhisfourcupsoftea,buthewatchedtheyoungpeople,whosoonchattedawaylikeoldfriends,andthechangeinhisgrandsondidnotescapehim.Therewascolor,light,andlifeintheboy’sfacenow,vivacityinhismanner,andgenuinemerrimentinhislaugh.

           "She’sright,theladislonely.I’llseewhattheselittlegirlscandoforhim,"thoughtMr.Laurence,ashelookedandlistened.HelikedJo,forherodd,bluntwayssuitedhim,andsheseemedtounderstandtheboyalmostaswellasifshehadbeenoneherself.

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