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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
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everything, you know, my boy!" and he laughed long over his own
joke; "so take it and run along home." For Ben still stood looking
at it, and not offering to stir.

"If you say so," said the boy, as if Mr. Atkins had given him
something out of his own pocket; "but I'm afraid 'tisn't for Polly."
Then buttoning up the precious letter in his jacket, he spun along
home as never before.

"Polly! Polly!" he screamed. "Where is she, mother?"

"I don't know," said Mrs. Pepper, coming out of the bedroom.
"Dear me! is anybody hurt, Ben?"

"I don't know," said Ben, in a state to believe anything, "but Polly's
got a letter."

"Polly got a letter!" cried Mrs. Pepper; "what do you mean, Ben?"

"I don't know," repeated the boy, still holding out the precious
letter; "but Mr. Atkins gave it to me; where is Polly?"

"I know where she is," said Joel; "she's up-stairs." And he flew out
in a twinkling, and just as soon reappeared with Polly scampering
after him in the wildest excitement.

And then the kitchen was in an uproar as the precious missive was
put into Polly's hand; and they all gathered around her, wondering
and examining, till Ben thought he would go wild with the delay.

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