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122 Jerry took down a gingham bag of strings and occupied himself in taking the snarls out of them,—a favorite evening amusement with him.

Rebecca soon had the lines copied in her round schoolgirl hand, making such improvements as occurred to her on sober second thought.

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She read it aloud, and the Cobbs thought it not only surpassingly beautiful, but a marvelous production.