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"Ofcourseshe’sbeengoodtoyou! Butshedoesn’twantyou,I’llwarrant,halfsomuchasIdo,"hecontested.
"Why,Mr.Pendleton,she’sglad,Iknow,tohave—"
"Glad!"interruptedtheman,thoroughlylosinghispatiencenow. "I’llwagerMissPollydoesn’tknowhowtobeglad—foranything! Oh,shedoesherduty,Iknow. She’saveryDUTIFULwoman. I’vehadexperiencewithher‘duty,’before. I’llacknowledgewehaven’tbeenthebestoffriendsforthelastfifteenortwentyyears. ButIknowher. Everyoneknowsher—andsheisn’tthe‘glad’kind,Pollyanna. Shedoesn’tknowhowtobe. Asforyourcomingtome—youjustaskherandseeifshewon’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’tmentionit—yesterday."
"Ididn’t—onlytothedoctor; andofcoursehedoesn’tcount."
"Thedoctor!"criedJohnPendleton,turningquickly. "Not—Dr.—Chilton?"
