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A waiting Game

           "ButIdomind,Pollyanna. Imindverymuch. Iwoulddoanythingalmostanythingforyou,mydear; butIforreasonswhichIdonotcaretospeakofnow,Idon’twishDr.Chiltoncalledinononthiscase. Andbelieveme,hecanNOTknowsomuchaboutaboutyourtrouble,asthisgreatdoctordoes,whowillcomefromNewYorkto-morrow." 

           Pollyannastilllookedunconvinced. 

           "But,AuntPolly,ifyouLOVEDDr.Chilton" 

           "WHAT,Pollyanna?" AuntPolly’svoicewasverysharpnow. Hercheekswereveryred,too. 

           "Isay,ifyoulovedDr.Chilton,anddidn’tlovetheotherone,"sighedPollyanna,"seemstomethatwouldmakesomedifferenceinthegoodhewoulddo;andIloveDr.Chilton." 

           Thenurseenteredtheroomatthatmoment,andAuntPollyrosetoherfeetabruptly,alookofreliefonherface. 

           "Iamverysorry,Pollyanna,"shesaid,alittlestiffly; "butI’mafraidyou’llhavetoletmebethejudge,thistime. Besides,it’salreadyarranged. TheNewYorkdoctoriscomingto-morrow." 

           Asithappened,however,theNewYorkdoctordidnotcome"to-morrow." Atthelastmomentatelegramtoldofanunavoidabledelayowingtothesuddenillnessofthespecialisthimself. ThisledPollyannaintoarenewedpleadingforthesubstitutionofDr.Chilton"whichwouldbesoeasynow,youknow." 

           Butasbefore,AuntPollyshookherheadandsaid"no,dear,"verydecisively,yetwithastillmoreanxiousassurancethatshewoulddoanythinganythingbutthattopleaseherdearPollyanna. Asthedaysofwaitingpassed,onebyone,itdidindeed,seemthatAuntPollywasdoingeverything(butthat)thatshecoulddotopleaseherniece. 

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