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The Green Silk Purse

           "Manysweetlittleappeals,halftender,halfjocular,didMissSharpmaketohimaboutthedishesatdinner;forbythistimeshewasonafootingofconsiderablefamiliaritywiththefamily,andasforthegirls,theylovedeachotherlikesisters.Youngunmarriedgirlsalwaysdo,iftheyareinahousetogetherfortendays.

           AsifbentuponadvancingRebecca’splansineverywaywhatmustAmeliado,butremindherbrotherofapromisemadelastEasterholidays—"WhenIwasagirlatschool,"saidshe,laughingapromisethathe,Joseph,wouldtakehertoVauxhall."Now,"shesaid,"thatRebeccaiswithus,willbetheverytime."

           "O,delightful!"saidRebecca,goingtoclapherhands;butsherecollectedherself,andpaused,likeamodestcreature,asshewas.

           "To-nightisnotthenight,"saidJoe.

           "Well,to-morrow."

           "To-morrowyourPapaandIdineout,"saidMrs.Sedley.

           "Youdon’tsupposethatI’mgoing,Mrs.Sed?"saidherhusband,"andthatawomanofyouryearsandsizeistocatchcold,insuchanabominabledampplace?"

           ‘Thechildrenmusthavesomeonewiththem,"criedMrs.Sedley.

           "LetJoego,"said-hisfather,laughing."He’sbigenough."AtwhichspeechevenMr.Samboatthesideboardburstoutlaughing,andpoorfatJoefeltinclinedtobecomeaparricidealmost.

           "Undohisstays!"continuedthepitilessoldgentleman.

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