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Rh "She has brown hair which curls, And black eyes for to see With, teeth like tiny pearls, And dimples, one, two—three, And her name begins with E, and ends with E.

"Her little feet run faster Than other feet can flee, As she brushes quickly past, her Voice hums like a bee, And her name begins with E, and ends with E.

"Do you ask me why I love her? Then I shall answer thee, Because I can't help loving, She is so sweet to me, This little girl whose name begins and ends with 'E.

"It's just like a fairy story," said Elsie, whose eyes had grown as big as saucers from surprise, while these verses were being read aloud by Cecy.

Another knock. This time there was a perfect handful of letters. Everybody had one. Katy, to her great surprise, had two.

"Why, what can this be?" she said. But when she peeped into the second one, she saw Cousin 14