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Pollyanna pays a visit

           "Eh?Oh!Humph!"gruntedthemanasbefore; andonceagainPollyannalaughedhappily. WhenforthethirdtimePollyannaaccostedhiminmuchthesamemanner,themanstoppedabruptly. 

           "Seehere,child,whoareyou,andwhyareyouspeakingtomeeveryday?" 

           "I’mPollyannaWhittier,andIthoughtyoulookedlonesome. I’msogladyoustopped. Nowwe’reintroducedonlyIdon’tknowyournameyet." 

           "Well,ofallthe" Themandidnotfinishhissentence,butstrodeonfasterthanever. 

           Pollyannalookedafterhimwithadisappointeddrooptoherusuallysmilinglips. 

           "Maybehedidn’tunderstandbutthatwasonlyhalfanintroduction. Idon’tknowHISname,yet,"shemurmured,assheproceededonherway. 

           Pollyannawascarryingcalf’s-footjellytoMrs.Snowto-day. MissPollyHarringtonalwayssentsomethingtoMrs.Snowonceaweek. Shesaidshethoughtthatitwasherduty,inasmuchasMrs.Snowwaspoor,sick,andamemberofherchurchitwasthedutyofallthechurchmemberstolookoutforher,ofcourse. MissPollydidherdutybyMrs.SnowusuallyonThursdayafternoonsnotpersonally,butthroughNancy. To-dayPollyannahadbeggedtheprivilege,andNancyhadpromptlygivenittoherinaccordancewithMissPolly’sorders. 

           "Andit’sgladthatIamtergetridofit,"NancyhaddeclaredinprivateafterwardstoPollyanna; "thoughit’sashameterbetuckin’thejoboffonteryou,poorlamb,soitis,itis!" 

           "ButI’dlovetodoit,Nancy." 

           "Well,youwon’tafteryou’vedoneitonce,"predictedNancy,sourly. 

           "Whynot?" 

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