“I don’t know about her being cracked, as you call it,” laughed Laura. “Just because she’s queer is no proof that she is an imbecile. You know the old parody on ‘Lives of Great Men All Remind Us,’ don’t you?” and she went on to quote:
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“‘Lives of imbeciles remind us It may some day come to pass, We shall see one staring at us From our trusty looking-glass!’” |
“Shucks!” responded Jess. “You’ll get to be as bad as Bobby Hargrew with those old wheezes. But, did you ever see such a girl before?”
“No,” admitted Laura. “I honestly never did. But I am quite sure she is in the possession of all her senses––”
“She may be; but I bet her senses are not like other folks’,” chuckled Jess.
“She surely won’t bite, Jess,” responded Laura, smiling.
“Hope not! ‘Boil water without burning it!’ What do you know about that?”
“I think it’s funny,” said Laura.
“Well! I only hope we get something to eat in camp,” murmured Jess.
“We can’t expect her to do all the cooking,” Laura said. “And I shall tell the girls so.” 45