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The little attic room

           Shewasatthebackofthehouse. Beforeherlayagardeninwhichabentoldmanwasworking. Beyondthegardenalittlepaththroughanopenfieldledupasteephill,atthetopofwhichalonepinetreestoodonguardbesidethehugerock. ToPollyanna,atthemoment,thereseemedtobejustoneplaceintheworldworthbeinginthetopofthatbigrock. 

           Witharunandaskilfulturn,Pollyannaskippedbythebentoldman,threadedherwaybetweentheorderlyrowsofgreengrowingthings,andalittleoutofbreathreachedthepaththatranthroughtheopenfield. Then,determinedly,shebegantoclimb. Already,however,shewasthinkingwhatalong,longwayoffthatrockmustbe,whenbackatthewindowithadlookedsonear! 

           FifteenminuteslaterthegreatclockinthehallwayoftheHarringtonhomesteadstrucksix. AtpreciselythelaststrokeNancysoundedthebellforsupper. 

           One,two,threeminutespassed. MissPollyfrownedandtappedthefloorwithherslipper. Alittlejerkilysherosetoherfeet,wentintothehall,andlookedup-stairs,plainlyimpatient. Foraminuteshelistenedintently; thensheturnedandsweptintothediningroom. 

           "Nancy,"shesaidwithdecision,assoonasthelittleserving-maidappeared; "mynieceislate. No,youneednotcallher,"sheaddedseverely,asNancymadeamovetowardthehalldoor. "Itoldherwhattimesupperwas,andnowshewillhavetosuffertheconsequences. Shemayaswellbeginatoncetolearntobepunctual. Whenshecomesdownshemayhavebreadandmilkinthekitchen." 

           "Yes,ma’am." Itwaswell,perhaps,thatMissPollydidnothappentobelookingatNancy’sfacejustthen. Attheearliestpossiblemomentaftersupper,Nancycreptupthebackstairsandthencetotheatticroom. 

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