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Chapter 2

           Griffiths,lookedinuponMyra,whocametothedoortoembracehim,andspokeofthesuccessfulnatureofthetrip.OnecouldseebythewayheembracedhiswifethattherewasanagreeableunderstandingbetweenthemnodisharmonybythewayhegreetedMyrathatifhedidnotexactlysympathizewithhertemperamentandpointofview,atleastheincludedherwithinthelargessofhisaffection.

           AstheyweretalkingMrs.Truesdaleannouncedthatdinnerwasready,andGilbert,havingcompletedhistoilet,nowentered.

           "Isay,Dad,"hecalled,"IhaveaninterestingthingIwanttoseeyouaboutinthemorning.CanI?"

           "Allright,I’llbethere.Comeinaboutnoon."

           "Comeonall,orthedinnerwillbegettingcold,"admonishedMrs.Griffithsearnestly,andforthwithGilbertturnedandwentdown,followedbyGriffiths,whostillhadBellaonhisarm.AndafterhimcameMrs.GriffithsandMyra,whonowemergedfromherroomandjoinedthem.

           Onceseatedatthetable,thefamilyforthwithbegandiscussingtopicsofcurrentlocalinterest.ForBella,whowasthefamily’schiefsourceofgossip,gatheringthemostofitfromtheSnedekerSchool,throughwhichallthesocialnewsappearedtopercolatemostswiftly,suddenlyannounced:"Whatdoyouthink,Mamma?RosettaNicholson,thatnieceofMrs.

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