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CHAPTER XX.
THE LAST STORY.

HEY had now come to their last chapter in the story-
book. Everybody was on hand to lock after it. Even
Max, who had fallen off in his interest in the printing-office,
rather disgracefully came up to help. They printed the story
out entire with unusual care. They were all a little sorry,
and all a little glad, to have finished. It so happened that
the “ boy or girl” question was very well disposed of in this
story, as Lill reminded Trotty in a decided tone.

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ALL the boys sat upon the fence. All the girls were in the
school-house entry.

All the boys had on their leather boots ; they kicked their
feet against the fence, and swung them to and fro. All the
- girls were hunting for their rubbers ; they wound their curls
about their fingers while they hunted.

All the boys were talking. All the girls were whispering.
All the boys were talking very loud, and very much at once.
All the girls were whispering very low, and they nodded to

each other one by one.
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