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The Daisy Chain

CHAPTER XX
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You know all about schools, don't you?
I am come to get some Easter presents for our children, and I am sure you can help me." "Are the children little or big ?" asked Flora.
"Oh! all sorts and sizes.

I have some books for the great sensible ones, and some stockings and shoes for the tiresome stupid ones, but there are some dear little pets that I want nice things for.

There--there's a doll that looks just fit for little curly-headed Annie Langley, don't you think so, Mrs.Larpent ?" The price of the doll was a shilling, and there were quickly added to it, boxes of toys, elaborate bead-work pincushions, polished blue and green boxes, the identical writing-case--even a small Noah's ark.

Meta hardly asked the prices, which certainly were not extravagant, since she had nearly twenty articles for little more than a pound.
"Papa has given me a benefaction of L5 for my school-gifts," said she, "is not that charming?
I wish you would come to the feast.

Now, do! It is on Easter Tuesday.


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