We Girls: a Home Story by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
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Barbara's elbow.
"You'll get sprinkled," said she, flourishing the corn-whisk over a table-cloth. "I dare say. Or patted, or punched, or something. I knew I took the risk of all that when I came down amongst it. But it looked nice. I couldn't help it, and I don't care!" Barbara was thinking of two things,--how long he had been there, and what in the world she had said besides what she remembered; and--how she should get off her rough-dried apron. "Which do you want,--napkins or pillow-cases?" and he came round to the basket, and began to pull out. "Napkins," says Barbara. The napkins were underneath, and mixed up; while he stooped and fumbled, she had the ruffled petticoat off over her head. She gave it a shower in such a hurry, that as Harry came up with the napkins, he did get a drift of it in his face. "That won't do," said Barbara, quite shocked, and tossing the whisk aside. "There are too many of us." She began on the napkins, sprinkling with her fingers. Harry spread up a pile on his part, dipping also into the bowl. "I used to do it when I was a little boy," he said. |
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