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The Captives

CHAPTER II
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They had, between them, bought all the wrong ones.

Maggie had no idea of whether or no something suited her; a dress, a hat that would look charming upon any one else looked terrible upon her; she did not know what was the matter, but nothing became her! Her new friend, Caroline Smith, laughing and chattering, tried to help her.

Caroline had very definite ideas about dress, and indeed spent the majority of her waking hours in contemplation of that subject.

But she had never, she declared, been, in all her life, so puzzled.

She was perfectly frank.
"But it looks AWFUL, Maggie dear, and yesterday in the shop it didn't seem so bad, although that old pig wouldn't let us have it the way we wanted.


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