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Conclusion.
“DORA is late—shockingly late—on her birthday too! I am surprised!” exclaimed Elsie, who was in a fidget of impatience to present her sister with a marker which she had made.
“And Aunt has kept us twenty—more than twenty minutes waiting for prayers!” cried Amy; “I am surprised, for she always is so punctual.”
“And Agnes has employed the time mending my gloves, the most surprising thing of all,” laughed Lucius.
“Why so surprising?” asked Elsie.