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           "Ofcourseshe’sbeengoodtoyou! Butshedoesn’twantyou,I’llwarrant,halfsomuchasIdo,"hecontested. 

           "Why,Mr.Pendleton,she’sglad,Iknow,tohave" 

           "Glad!"interruptedtheman,thoroughlylosinghispatiencenow. "I’llwagerMissPollydoesn’tknowhowtobegladforanything! Oh,shedoesherduty,Iknow. She’saveryDUTIFULwoman. I’vehadexperiencewithher‘duty,’before. I’llacknowledgewehaven’tbeenthebestoffriendsforthelastfifteenortwentyyears. ButIknowher. Everyoneknowsherandsheisn’tthe‘glad’kind,Pollyanna. Shedoesn’tknowhowtobe. Asforyourcomingtomeyoujustaskherandseeifshewon’tletyoucome. And,oh,littlegirl,littlegirl,Iwantyouso!"hefinishedbrokenly. 

           Pollyannarosetoherfeetwithalongsigh. 

           "Allright. I’llaskher,"shesaidwistfully. "OfcourseIdon’tmeanthatIwouldn’tliketoliveherewithyou,Mr.Pendleton,but" Shedidnotcompletehersentence. Therewasamoment’ssilence,thensheadded:"Well,anyhow,I’mgladIdidn’ttellheryesterday; ‘causethenIsupposedSHEwaswanted,too." 

           JohnPendletonsmiledgrimly. 

           "Well,yes,Pollyanna; Iguessitisjustaswellyoudidn’tmentionityesterday." 

           "Ididn’tonlytothedoctor; andofcoursehedoesn’tcount." 

           "Thedoctor!"criedJohnPendleton,turningquickly. "NotDr.Chilton?" 

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