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           Andthenwe’d—Oh,no!I’lltellyouwhatwe’ddo!We’djustsitinapuntanddabble!”

           “Ofcoursewe’lldojustwhatyoulike,”Isaidhospitably;butalreadyIwasbeginningtofeelmylibertyofactionsomewhatcurtailedbythisexigentvisitorIhadsorashlyadmittedintomysanctum.

           “Idon’tthinkwe’dboatatall,”shefinallydecided.“It’salwayssoWOBBLY.Wheredoyoucometonext?”

           “Yougoupthesteps,”Icontinued,“andinatthedoor,andtheveryfirstplaceyoucometoistheChocolate-room!”

           Shebrightenedupatthis,andIheardhermurmurwithgusto,“Chocolate-room!”

           “It’sgoteverysortofchocolateyoucanthinkof,”Iwenton:“softchocolate,withstickystuffinside,whiteandpink,whatgirlslike;andhardshinychocolate,thatcrackswhenyoubiteit,andtakessuchanicelongtimetosuck!”

           “Ilikethesoftstuffbest,”shesaid:“’cosyoucaneatsuchalotmoreofit!”

           Thiswastomeanewaspectofthechocolatequestion,andIregardedherwithinterestandsomerespect.Withus,chocolatewasnonetoocommonathing,and,wheneverwehappenedtocomebyany,weresortedtothequaintestdevicesinordertomakeitlastout.Still,legendshadreachedusofchildrenwhoactuallyhad,fromtimetotime,asmuchchocolateastheycouldpossiblyeat;andhere,apparently,wasoneofthem.

           “Youcanhaveallthecreams,”Isaidmagnanimously,“andI’lleatthehardsticks,’cosIlike’embest.”

           “Oh,butyoumustn’t!”shecriedimpetuously.

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