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She does. You can see it now, said Nancy. Its that big white one with the green blinds, way ahead. Oh, how pretty!and what a lot of trees and grass all around it! I never saw such a lot of green grass, seems so, all at once. Is my Aunt Polly rich, Nancy? Yes, Miss. Im so glad. It must be perfectly lovely to have lots of money. I never knew any one that did have, only the Whitestheyre some rich. They have carpets in every room and ice-cream Sundays. Does Aunt Polly have ice-cream Sundays? Nancy shook her head. Her lips twitched. She threw a merry look into Timothys eyes. No, Miss. Your aunt dont like ice-cream, I guess; leastways I never saw it on her table. Pollyannas face fell. Oh, doesnt she? Im so sorry! I dont see how she can help liking ice-cream. Butanyhow, I can be kinder glad about that, cause the ice-cream you dont eat cant make your stomach ache like Mrs. Whites didthat is, I ate hers, you know, lots of it. Maybe Aunt Polly has got the carpets, though. Yes, shes got the carpets. In every room? Well, in almost every room, answered Nancy, frowning suddenly at the thought of that bare little attic room where there was no carpet. Oh, Im so glad, exulted Pollyanna. I love carpets. We didnt have any, only two little rugs that came in a missionary barrel, and one of those had ink spots on it. Mrs. White had pictures, too, perfectly beautiful ones of roses and little girls kneeling and a kitty and some lambs and a lionnot together, you knowthe lambs and the lion. Oh, of course the Bible says they will sometime, but they havent yetthat is, I mean Mrs. Whites havent. Dont you just love pictures? II dont know, answered Nancy in a half-stifled voice. I do. We didnt have any pictures. They dont come in the barrels much, you know. There did two come once, though. But one was so good father sold it to get money to buy me some shoes with; and the other was so bad it fell to pieces just as soon as we hung it up. Glassit broke, you know. And I cried. But Im glad now we didnt have any of those nice things, cause I shall like Aunt Pollys all the betternot being used to em, you see. Just as it is when the pretty hair-ribbons come in the barrels after a lot of faded-out brown ones. My! but isnt this a perfectly beautiful house? she broke off fervently, as they turned into the wide driveway. It was when Timothy was unloading the trunk that Nancy found an opportunity to mutter low in his ear: Dont you never say nothin ter me again about leavin, Timothy Durgin. You couldnt hire me ter leave! Leave! I should say not, grinned the youth. You couldnt drag me away. Itll be more fun here now, with that kid round, than movin-picture shows, every day! |
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