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John Pendleton

           Themanwincedalittleatthetoneofhervoice; buthisownvoicewasstillimpersonallycoolwhenhespokeagain. "Yes. Iwantedtoadoptherlegally,youunderstand; makinghermyheir,ofcourse." 

           Thewomanintheoppositechairrelaxedalittle. Itcametoher,suddenly,whatabrilliantfutureitwouldhavemeantforPollyannathisadoption; andshewonderedifPollyannawereoldenoughandmercenaryenoughtobetemptedbythisman’smoneyandposition. 

           "IamveryfondofPollyanna,"themanwascontinuing. "Iamfondofherbothforherownsake,andforhermother’s. IstoodreadytogivePollyannathelovethathadbeentwenty-fiveyearsinstorage." 

           "LOVE." MissPollyrememberedsuddenlywhySHEhadtakenthischildinthefirstplaceandwiththerecollectioncametheremembranceofPollyanna’sownwordsutteredthatverymorning:"Ilovetobecalled‘dear’byfolksthatbelongtoyou!" Anditwasthislove-hungrylittlegirlthathadbeenofferedthestored-upaffectionoftwenty-fiveyears:andshewasoldenoughtobetemptedbylove! WithasinkingheartMissPollyrealizedthat. Withasinkingheart,too,sherealizedsomethingelse:thedrearinessofherownfuturenowwithoutPollyanna. 

           "Well?"shesaid. Andtheman,recognizingtheself-controlthatvibratedthroughtheharshnessofthetone,smiledsadly. 

           "Shewouldnotcome,"heanswered. 

           "Why?" 

           "Shewouldnotleaveyou. Shesaidyouhadbeensogoodtoher. ShewantedtostaywithyouandshesaidsheTHOUGHTyouwantedhertostay,"hefinished,ashepulledhimselftohisfeet. 

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