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A question of duty

           "Theywerejustbeginningtoteachmethatthissummer,butIhadn’tgotfar. Theyweremoredivideduponthatthantheywereonthesewing. TheywereGOINGtobeginonbread; buttherewasn’ttwoof‘emthatmadeitalike,soafterarguingitallonesewing-meeting,theydecidedtotaketurnsatmeoneforenoonaweekintheirownkitchens,youknow. I’donlylearnedchocolatefudgeandfigcake,though,whenwhenIhadtostop." Hervoicebroke. 

           "Chocolatefudgeandfigcake,indeed!"scornedMissPolly. "Ithinkwecanremedythatverysoon." Shepausedinthoughtforaminute,thenwentonslowly:"Atnineo’clockeverymorningyouwillreadaloudonehalf-hourtome. Beforethatyouwillusethetimetoputthisroominorder. WednesdayandSaturdayforenoons,afterhalf-pastnine,youwillspendwithNancyinthekitchen,learningtocook. Othermorningsyouwillsewwithme. Thatwillleavetheafternoonsforyourmusic. Ishall,ofcourse,procureateacheratonceforyou,"shefinisheddecisively,asshearosefromherchair. 

           Pollyannacriedoutindismay. 

           "Oh,butAuntPolly,AuntPolly,youhaven’tleftmeanytimeatalljusttotolive." 

           "Tolive,child! Whatdoyoumean? Asifyouweren’tlivingallthetime!" 

           "Oh,ofcourseI’dbeBREATHINGallthetimeIwasdoingthosethings,AuntPolly,butIwouldn’tbeliving. Youbreatheallthetimeyou’reasleep,butyouaren’tliving. Imeanlivingdoingthethingsyouwanttodo:playingoutdoors,reading(tomyself,ofcourse),climbinghills,talkingtoMr.Tominthegarden,andNancy,andfindingoutallaboutthehousesandthepeopleandeverythingeverywhereallthroughtheperfectlylovelystreetsIcamethroughyesterday. That’swhatIcallliving,AuntPolly. Justbreathingisn’tliving!" 

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