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Introducing Jimmy

           MissPollydroppedbackinherchairandraisedashakinghandtoherthroat. Theoldhelplessnesswasthreateningoncemoretoovercomeher. Withavisiblestruggle,however,MissPollypulledherselfsuddenlyerect. 

           "Thatwilldo,Pollyanna. Thisisalittlethemostabsurdthingyou’vedoneyet. Asiftrampcatsandmangydogsweren’tbadenoughbutyoumustneedsbringhomeraggedlittlebeggarsfromthestreet,who" 

           Therewasasuddenstirfromtheboy. Hiseyesflashedandhischincameup. WithtwostridesofhissturdylittlelegsheconfrontedMissPollyfearlessly. 

           "Iain’tabeggar,marm,an’Idon’twantnothin’o’you. Iwascal’latin’terwork,ofcourse,furmyboardan’keep. Iwouldn’thavecometeryouroldhouse,anyhow,ifthis‘eregirlhadn’t‘a’mademe,a-tellin’mehowyouwassogoodan’kindthatyou’dbejestdyin’tertakemein. So,there!" Andhewheeledaboutandstalkedfromtheroomwithadignitythatwouldhavebeenabsurdhaditnotbeensopitiful. 

           "Oh,AuntPolly,"chokedPollyanna. "Why,Ithoughtyou’dbeGLADtohavehimhere! I’msure,Ishouldthinkyou’dbeglad" 

           MissPollyraisedherhandwithaperemptorygestureofsilence. MissPolly’snerveshadsnappedatlast. The"goodandkind"oftheboy’swordswerestillringinginherears,andtheoldhelplessnesswasalmostuponher,sheknew. Yetsheralliedherforceswiththelastatomofherwillpower. 

           "Pollyanna,"shecriedsharply,"WILLyoustopusingthateverlastingword‘glad’!It’s‘glad’‘glad’‘glad’frommorningtillnightuntilIthinkIshallgrowwild!" 

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