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           "Yes; AuntPolly. And,ofcourseheWOULDwanttotellherhimselfinsteadofhavingmedoitlovers,so!" 

           "Lovers!"Asthedoctorsaidtheword,thehorsestartedviolently,asifthehandthatheldthereinshadgiventhemasharpjerk. 

           "Yes,"noddedPollyanna,happily. "That’sthestory-part,yousee. Ididn’tknowittillNancytoldme. ShesaidAuntPollyhadaloveryearsago,andtheyquarrelled. Shedidn’tknowwhoitwasatfirst. Butwe’vefoundoutnow. It’sMr.Pendleton,youknow." 

           Thedoctorrelaxedsuddenly,Thehandholdingthereinsfelllimplytohislap. 

           "Oh!No; Ididn’tknow,"hesaidquietly. 

           PollyannahurriedontheywerenearingtheHarringtonhomestead. 

           "Yes; andI’msogladnow. It’scomeoutlovely. Mr.Pendletonaskedmetocomeandlivewithhim,butofcourseIwouldn’tleaveAuntPollylikethataftershe’dbeensogoodtome. Thenhetoldmeallaboutthewoman’shandandheartthatheusedtowant,andIfoundoutthathewanteditnow; andIwassoglad! Forofcourseifhewantstomakeupthequarrel,everythingwillbeallrightnow,andAuntPollyandIwillbothgotolivethere,orelsehe’llcometolivewithus. OfcourseAuntPollydoesn’tknowyet,andwehaven’tgoteverythingsettled; soIsupposethatiswhyhewantedtoseemethisafternoon,sure." 

           Thedoctorsatsuddenlyerect. Therewasanoddsmileonhislips. 

           "Yes; IcanwellimaginethatMr.JohnPendletondoeswanttoseeyou,Pollyanna,"henodded,ashepulledhishorsetoastopbeforethedoor. "There’sAuntPollynowinthewindow,"criedPollyanna; then,asecondlater:"Why,no,sheisn’tbutIthoughtIsawher!" 

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