You wo n't make one , will you , now ? '' Anything more expressive of brotherly good-will , persuasive frankness , and a placid consciousness of having `` fixed it , '' than Toady 's dirty little face , it would be hard to find . Aunt Kipp eyed him so fiercely that even before she spoke a dim suspicion that something was wrong began to dawn on his too-confiding soul . '' I do n't like it , and I 'll put a stop to it . I wo n't have any ridiculous baa-baas in my family . If Mary counts on my money to begin housekeeping with , she 'll find herself mistaken ; for not one penny shall she have , married or single , and you may tell her so . '' Toady was so taken aback by this explosion that he let go his shoe-strings , fell over with a crash , and lay flat , with shovel and tongs spread upon him like a pall . In rushed Mrs. Snow and Polly , to find the boy 's spirits quite quenched , for once , and Aunt Kipp in a towering passion . It all came out in one overwhelming flood of words , and Toady fled from the storm to wander round the house , a prey to the deepest remorse . The meekness of that boy at dinner-time was so angelic that Mrs. Snow would have feared speedy translation for him , if she had not been very angry . Polly 's red eyes , and Aunt Kipp 's griffinesque expression of countenance , weighed upon his soul so heavily , that even roly-poly pudding failed to assuage his trouble , and , taking his mother into the china-closet , he anxiously inquired `` if it was all up with Polly ? '' `` I 'm afraid so , for aunt vows she will make a new will to-morrow , and leave every penny to the Charitable Rag-bag Society , '' sighed Mrs. Snow . `` I did n't mean to do it , I truly did n't ! I thought I 'd just ` give her a hint , ' as you say . She looked all right , and laughed when I told her about being a bore , and I thought she liked it . If she was a man , I 'd thrash her for making Polly cry ; '' and Toady shook his fist at Aunt Kipp 's umbrella , which was an immense relief to his perturbed spirit . `` Bless the boy ! I do believe he would ! '' cried Mrs. Snow , watching the little turkey-cock with maternal pride . `` You ca n't do that : so just be careful and not make any more mischief , dear . ''
`` I 'll try , mother ; but I 'm always getting into scrapes with Aunt XXXXX .
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