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The Palace Beautiful

CHAPTER XIV
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No, no, no; ours is a much, much better plan.

You see, Mrs.Ellsworthy, you must not be angry with us--we love you very much--we are greatly obliged to you, but we have quite made up our minds--we will not be separated.

Ah! here comes Primrose.
Primrose, darling, here is Mrs.Ellsworthy--she is just going to listen to our plan--she has told us hers, and I have been explaining to her that it will not answer, for Daisy and I are determined not to go to school, and you know, Primrose, you are really stupid with your pen." "How do you do, Mrs.Ellsworthy ?" said Primrose--she came in looking fagged and tired, and with a worried expression between her eyebrows.
"Mrs.Ellsworthy," she said, "I am most grateful to you for being so kind to us.

I know you won't approve at all of our plan--you will agree with Mr.Danesfield, who said he thought we had taken leave of our senses, but I think we have made up our minds, and as we have no guardian, there is no one to prevent us doing as we please." "Oh, Primrose, how sad you look!" said Jasmine.

"Has Mr.Danesfield been disagreeable to you?
Well, I know our darling Mrs.Ellsworthy won't.


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