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. The New England magazine . \ . ^^/. ^. / She picked a spray of mignonette. he could. He said he had a message foryou. Hes coming again; he couldnttrust me with it. The glass fell from Miss Munns hand,and was shattered on the step. She cov-ered her face with her hands. Ellen 220 A STEPMOTHER ELECT. watched the lemonade trickUng upon thegrass, and waited in silent dismay untilMiss Munn lifted her head. Miss Munn ! what is the matter? Oh, Ellen! cried the poor is the matter? How could youget that thoughtless young man in here, Oh, my dear, she managed to go onpathetically. I want to
. The New England magazine . \ . ^^/. ^. / She picked a spray of mignonette. he could. He said he had a message foryou. Hes coming again; he couldnttrust me with it. The glass fell from Miss Munns hand,and was shattered on the step. She cov-ered her face with her hands. Ellen 220 A STEPMOTHER ELECT. watched the lemonade trickUng upon thegrass, and waited in silent dismay untilMiss Munn lifted her head. Miss Munn ! what is the matter? Oh, Ellen! cried the poor is the matter? How could youget that thoughtless young man in here, Oh, my dear, she managed to go onpathetically. I want to be kind, but —girls arent what they used to be — andought to be. I want to be worthy ofyour father and a fit mother for you, andI r^?//7 see you do things which — whichwould have been thought improper when
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