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Then she hopped away from Polly and made a little cheese right on the sidewalk
"O dear me," wailed Polly, burrowing deeper within the folds of the black alpaca apron
And the first person he ran up against was a small boy, his hands full of little wads of paper bundles
"See what you've done; that's castor oil"
There was an awful pause, every one staring at the smooth layer of brown paper
"Did you ever see such sweet little fingers?" said Polly
Ben Pepper
THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EXPEDITION
"Oh, yes, the children can go as long as Ben and Polly are with them," said Mother Fisher, with pride. "I'll trust them anywhere," her face said as plainly as if she had put it all into words.
"I wish I could go with them." Mrs. Whitney took her gaze from the busy fingers sorting the pile of small stockings Jane had brought up from the laundry, and went abruptly over to the window with a troubled face.
"But you can't," said Mrs. Fisher, cheerfully, nowise dismayed at the number of holes staring up at her, "so don't let us think any more of it. And Ben's big enough to take them anywhere, I'm sure. And Polly can look after their manners," she thought, but didn't finish aloud.
"You see father didn't know about this picture exhibit till Mr. Cabot's note came a half hour ago, begging him not to miss it. And if I told him of the children's plans, he'd give the whole thing up and stay at home rather than have them disappointed. He mustn't do that."
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