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Chapter 3

           AshewaspassingbythehousewhereJeffThatcherlived,hesawanewgirlinthegardenalovelylittleblue-eyedcreaturewithyellowhairplaitedintotwolong-tails,whitesummerfrockandembroideredpantalettes. Thefresh-crownedherofellwithoutfiringashot. AcertainAmyLawrencevanishedoutofhisheartandleftnotevenamemoryofherselfbehind. Hehadthoughthelovedhertodistraction;hehadregardedhispassionasadoration;andbeholditwasonlyapoorlittleevanescentpartiality. Hehadbeenmonthswinningher;shehadconfessedhardlyaweekago; hehadbeenthehappiestandtheproudestboyintheworldonlysevenshortdays,andhereinoneinstantoftimeshehadgoneoutofhisheartlikeacasualstrangerwhosevisitisdone. 

           Heworshippedthisnewangelwithfurtiveeye,tillhesawthatshehaddiscoveredhim; thenhepretendedhedidnotknowshewaspresent,andbeganto"showoff"inallsortsofabsurdboyishways,inordertowinheradmiration. Hekeptupthisgrotesquefoolishnessforsometime;butby-and-by,whilehewasinthemidstofsomedangerousgymnasticperformances,heglancedasideandsawthatthelittlegirlwaswendingherwaytowardthehouse. Tomcameuptothefenceandleanedonit,grieving,andhopingshewouldtarryyetawhilelonger. Shehaltedamomentonthestepsandthenmovedtowardthedoor. Tomheavedagreatsighassheputherfootonthethreshold. Buthisfacelitup,rightaway,forshetossedapansyoverthefenceamomentbeforeshedisappeared. 

           Theboyranaroundandstoppedwithinafootortwooftheflower,andthenshadedhiseyeswithhishandandbegantolookdownstreetasifhehaddiscoveredsomethingofinterestgoingoninthatdirection. 

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