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           TalkofAfrica!Icouldn’tbeworseoffifIwasawhat’s-his-namemanandabrother!"Itriedtosaysomethingsoothing."Oh,it’sofnouse,MissSummerson,"exclaimedMissJellyby,"thoughIthankyouforthekindintentionallthesame.IknowhowIamused,andIamnottobetalkedover.YOUwouldn’tbetalkedoverifyouwereusedso.Peepy,goandplayatWildBeastsunderthepiano!""Ishan’t!"saidPeepy."Verywell,youungrateful,naughty,hard-heartedboy!"returnedMissJellybywithtearsinhereyes."I’llnevertakepainstodressyouanymore.""Yes,Iwillgo,Caddy!"criedPeepy,whowasreallyagoodchildandwhowassomovedbyhissister’svexationthathewentatonce."Itseemsalittlethingtocryabout,"saidpoorMissJellybyapologetically,"butIamquitewornout.Iwasdirectingthenewcircularstilltwothismorning.IdetestthewholethingsothatthatalonemakesmyheadachetillIcan’tseeoutofmyeyes.Andlookatthatpoorunfortunatechild!Wasthereeversuchafrightasheis!"Peepy,happilyunconsciousofthedefectsinhisappearance,satonthecarpetbehindoneofthelegsofthepiano,lookingcalmlyoutofhisdenatuswhileheatehiscake."Ihavesenthimtotheotherendoftheroom,"observedMissJellyby,drawingherchairnearerours,"becauseIdon’twanthimtoheartheconversation.Thoselittlethingsaresosharp!Iwasgoingtosay,wereallyaregoingonworsethanever.Pawillbeabankruptbeforelong,andthenIhopeMawillbesatisfied.There’llhenobodybutMatothankforit."WesaidwehopedMr.

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