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Being Neighborly

           IftheLaurenceshadbeenwhatJocalled‘primandpoky’,shewouldnothavegotonatall,forsuchpeoplealwaysmadehershyandawkward.Butfindingthemfreeandeasy,shewassoherself,andmadeagoodimpression.Whentheyrosesheproposedtogo,butLauriesaidhehadsomethingmoretoshowher,andtookherawaytotheconservatory,whichhadbeenlightedforherbenefit.ItseemedquitefairyliketoJo,asshewentupanddownthewalks,enjoyingthebloomingwallsoneitherside,thesoftlight,thedampsweetair,andthewonderfulvinesandtreesthathungabouther,whilehernewfriendcutthefinestflowerstillhishandswerefull.Thenhetiedthemup,saying,withthehappylookJolikedtosee,"Pleasegivethesetoyourmother,andtellherIlikethemedicineshesentmeverymuch."

           TheyfoundMr.Laurencestandingbeforethefireinthegreatdrawingroom,butJo’sattentionwasentirelyabsorbedbyagrandpiano,whichstoodopen.

           "Doyouplay?"sheasked,turningtoLauriewitharespectfulexpression.

           "Sometimes,"heansweredmodestly.

           "Pleasedonow.Iwanttohearit,soIcantellBeth."

           "Won’tyoufirst?"

           "Don’tknowhow.Toostupidtolearn,butIlovemusicdearly."

           SoLaurieplayedandJolistened,withhernoseluxuriouslyburiedinheliotropeandtearoses.Herrespectandregardforthe‘Laurence’boyincreasedverymuch,forheplayedremarkablywellanddidn’tputonanyairs.

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