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Just like a book
"Hedidn’ttellme. Hejustsaiditwassomething." "THEMYSTERY!"breathedNancy,inanawestruckvoice. "That’swhyhetooktoyouinthefirstplace. Oh,MissPollyanna! Why,that’sjustlikeabook—I’vereadlotsof‘em; ‘LadyMaud’sSecret,’and‘TheLostHeir,’and‘HiddenforYears’—allof‘emhadmysteriesandthingsjustlikethis. Mystarsandstockings! Justthinkofhavin’abooklivedrightunderyernoselikethisan’menotknowin’itallthistime! Nowtellmeeverythin’—everythin’hesaid,MissPollyanna,there’sadear! Nowonderhetookteryou;nowonder—nowonder!"
"Buthedidn’t,"criedPollyanna,"nottillItalkedtoHIM,first. Andhedidn’tevenknowwhoIwastillItookthecalf’s-footjelly,andhadtomakehimunderstandthatAuntPollydidn’tsendit,and—"
Nancysprangtoherfeetandclaspedherhandstogethersuddenly.
"Oh,MissPollyanna,Iknow,Iknow—IKNOWIknow!"sheexultedrapturously. ThenextminuteshewasdownatPollyanna’ssideagain. "Tellme—nowthink,andanswerstraightandtrue,"sheurgedexcitedly. "ItwasafterhefoundoutyouwasMissPolly’sniecethathesaidhedidn’teverwantterseeyeagain,wa’n’tit?"
"Oh,yes. ItoldhimthatthelasttimeIsawhim,andhetoldmethisto-day."
"Ithoughtasmuch,"triumphedNancy. "AndMissPollywouldn’tsendthejellyherself,wouldshe?"
"No."
"Andyoutoldhimshedidn’tsendit?"
"Why,yes; I—"
"Andhebeganteractqueerandcryoutsuddenafterhefoundoutyouwasherniece. Hedidthat,didn’the?"
