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Before the Ladies’ Aid

           PollyannaknewthattheLadies’Aidmetattwoo’clockinthechapelnextthechurch,notquitehalfamilefromhome. Sheplannedhergoing,therefore,sothatsheshouldgettherealittlebeforethree. 

           "Iwantthemalltobethere,"shesaidtoherself; "elsetheveryonethatwasn’ttheremightbetheonewhowouldbewantingtogiveJimmyBeanahome; and,ofcourse,twoo’clockalwaysmeansthree,reallytoLadies’Aiders." 

           Quietly,butwithconfidentcourage,Pollyannaascendedthechapelsteps,pushedopenthedoorandenteredthevestibule. Asoftbabeloffemininechatterandlaughtercamefromthemainroom. HesitatingonlyabriefmomentPollyannapushedopenoneoftheinnerdoors. 

           Thechatterdroppedtoasurprisedhush. Pollyannaadvancedalittletimidly. Nowthatthetimehadcome,shefeltunwontedlyshy. Afterall,thesehalf-strange,half-familiarfacesaboutherwerenotherowndearLadies’Aid. 

           "Howdoyoudo,Ladies’Aiders?"shefalteredpolitely. "I’mPollyannaWhittier. IIreckonsomeofyouknowme,maybe; anyway,IdoYOUonlyIdon’tknowyoualltogetherthisway." 

           Thesilencecouldalmostbefeltnow. Someoftheladiesdidknowthisratherextraordinarynieceoftheirfellow-member,andnearlyallhadheardofher; butnotoneofthemcouldthinkofanythingtosay,justthen. 

           "II’vecometotolaythecasebeforeyou,"stammeredPollyanna,afteramoment,unconsciouslyfallingintoherfather’sfamiliarphraseology. 

           Therewasaslightrustle. "Diddidyourauntsendyou,mydear?"askedMrs.Ford,theminister’swife. 

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