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A question of duty

           Breakfast,forthefirstfiveminutes,wasasilentmeal; thenMissPolly,herdisapprovingeyesfollowingtheairywingsoftwofliesdartinghereandthereoverthetable,saidsternly: 

           "Nancy,wheredidthosefliescomefrom?" 

           "Idon’tknow,ma’am. Therewasn’toneinthekitchen." NancyhadbeentooexcitedtonoticePollyanna’sup-flungwindowstheafternoonbefore. 

           "Ireckonmaybethey’remyflies,AuntPolly,"observedPollyanna,amiably. "Therewerelotsofthemthismorninghavingabeautifultimeupstairs." 

           Nancylefttheroomprecipitately,thoughtodososhehadtocarryoutthehotmuffinsshehadjustbroughtin. 

           "Yours!"gaspedMissPolly. "Whatdoyoumean? Wheredidtheycomefrom?" 

           "Why,AuntPolly,theycamefromoutofdoorsofcourse,throughthewindows. ISAWsomeofthemcomein." 

           "Yousawthem! Youmeanyouraisedthosewindowswithoutanyscreens?" 

           "Why,yes. Thereweren’tanyscreensthere,AuntPolly." 

           Nancy,atthismoment,cameinagainwiththemuffins. Herfacewasgrave,butveryred. 

           "Nancy,"directedhermistress,sharply,"youmaysetthemuffinsdownandgoatoncetoMissPollyanna’sroomandshutthewindows. Shutthedoors,also. Later,whenyourmorningworkisdone,gothrougheveryroomwiththespatter. Seethatyoumakeathoroughsearch." 

           Tohernieceshesaid: 

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