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Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling

           

           Itwaswithsomedifficultythatshecouldbeinducedtogobackwiththeexcuse;butthepromiseofbeingtoldastory—ofoldhergreatdelight—onconditionthatsheconcentratedherfacultiesupontheerrandandleftherlittlemistresstoherselfforanhourlonger,combinedwithamisgivingonMaggy’spartthatshehadlefthergoodtemperatthebottomofthestaircase,prevailed.Soawayshewent,mutteringhermessageallthewaytokeepitinhermind,and,attheappointedtime,cameback.

           ‘Hewasverysorry,Icantellyou,’sheannounced,‘andwantedtosendadoctor.Andhe’scomingagainto-morrowheisandIdon’tthinkhe’llhaveagoodsleepto-nightalongo’hearingaboutyourhead,LittleMother.Ohmy!Ain’tyoubeena-crying!’

           ‘IthinkIhave,alittle,Maggy.’

           ‘Alittle!Oh!’

           ‘Butit’sallovernow—alloverforgood,Maggy.Andmyheadismuchbetterandcooler,andIamquitecomfortable.IamverygladIdidnotgodown.’

           Hergreatstaringchildtenderlyembracedher;andhavingsmoothedherhair,andbathedherforeheadandeyeswithcoldwater(officesinwhichherawkwardhandsbecameskilful),huggedheragain,exultedinherbrighterlooks,andstationedherinherchairbythewindow.

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