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The Green Silk Purse

           

           Once,inlookingoversomedrawingswhichAmeliahadsentfromschool,Rebeccasuddenlycameupononewhichcausedhertoburstintotearsandleavetheroom.ItwasonthedaywhenJoeSedleymadehissecondappearance.

           Ameliahastenedafterherfriendtoknowthecauseofthisdisplayoffeeling,andthegood-naturedgirlcamebackwithouthercompanion,ratheraffectedtoo."Youknow,herfatherwasourdrawing-master,Mamma,atChiswick,andusedtodoallthebestpartsofourdrawings."

           "Mylove!I’msureIalwaysheardMissPinkertonsaythathedidnottouchthemheonlymountedthem.""Itwascalledmounting,Mamma.Rebeccaremembersthedrawing,andherfatherworkingatit,andthethoughtofitcameuponherrathersuddenlyandso,youknow,she—"

           "Thepoorchildisallheart,"saidMrs.Sedley.

           "Iwishshecouldstaywithusanotherweek,"saidAmelia.

           "She’sdevilishlikeMissCutlerthatIusedtomeetatDumdum,onlyfairer.She’smarriednowtoLance,theArtillerySurgeon.Doyouknow,Ma’am,thatonceQuintin,ofthe14th,betme—"

           "OJoseph,weknowthatstory,"saidAmelia,laughing.Nevermindabouttellingthat;butpersuadeMammatowritetoSirSomethingCrawleyforleaveofabsenceforpoordearRebecca:hereshecomes,hereyesredwithweeping."

           "I’mbetter,now,"saidthegirl,withthesweetestsmilepossible,takinggood-naturedMrs.

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