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hold a candle to his eldest daughter at the
last county ball.”

“No! did he?” cries Freda, brightening ~
up. “Oh! well, we must make the best of
it, I suppose, Tiny.”

“Best of it indeed!” cries Gip rather
snappishly ; it will be a best, 1 expect. You
two will go in the carriage, while we unfor-
tunate creatures will be toiling along the hot
dusty road; and by the time we get there
we shall not be fit to be seen, much less
talked to.”

“You can’t expect to go in the carriage
when you have two sisters older than your-
self,” puts in Aunt; “ but if Miss Montgomery
would not mind driving, you can have the
pony-carriage. There will be no need of
walking at all.”

“Oh, Pll drive!” cries Gip; but at a look
from Aunt she stops short and_ blushes
scarlet.

“You forget, my dear,” she says, “ that
Miss Montgomery i8 going with you.”

“Yes; I beg pardon,” says Gip, turning

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