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Just like a book

           "Hedidn’ttellme. Hejustsaiditwassomething." "THEMYSTERY!"breathedNancy,inanawestruckvoice. "That’swhyhetooktoyouinthefirstplace. Oh,MissPollyanna! Why,that’sjustlikeabookI’vereadlotsof‘em; ‘LadyMaud’sSecret,’and‘TheLostHeir,’and‘HiddenforYears’allof‘emhadmysteriesandthingsjustlikethis. Mystarsandstockings! Justthinkofhavin’abooklivedrightunderyernoselikethisan’menotknowin’itallthistime! Nowtellmeeverythin’everythin’hesaid,MissPollyanna,there’sadear! Nowonderhetookteryou;nowondernowonder!" 

           "Buthedidn’t,"criedPollyanna,"nottillItalkedtoHIM,first. Andhedidn’tevenknowwhoIwastillItookthecalf’s-footjelly,andhadtomakehimunderstandthatAuntPollydidn’tsendit,and" 

           Nancysprangtoherfeetandclaspedherhandstogethersuddenly. 

           "Oh,MissPollyanna,Iknow,IknowIKNOWIknow!"sheexultedrapturously. ThenextminuteshewasdownatPollyanna’ssideagain. "Tellmenowthink,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?" 

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