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Just like a book
Nancysniffeddisdainfully.
"Iguessmaybeyoudon’tknowmuchaboutlovers,MissPollyanna. Youain’tbigenoughyet,anyhow. ButifthereISaseto’folksintheworldthatwouldn’thavenouseforthat‘ere‘gladgame’o’your’n,it’dbeapairo’quarrellin’lovers;andthat’swhattheybe. Ain’thecrossassticks,mostgen’rally?—andain’tshe—"
Nancystoppedabruptly,rememberingjustintimetowhom,andaboutwhom,shewasspeaking. Suddenly,however,shechuckled.
"Iain’tsayin’,though,MissPollyanna,butwhatitwouldbeaprettyslickpieceofbusinessifyoucouldGET‘emterplayin’it—sotheyWOULDbegladtermakeup. But,myland! wouldn’tfolksstaresome—MissPollyandhim! Iguess,though,thereain’tmuchchance,muchchance!"
Pollyannasaidnothing; butwhenshewentintothehousealittlelater,herfacewasverythoughtful.
