`` Father said we ought to . '' `` How on earth did the Seymours pick her up ? '' said Helen . `` Of course we must go and see her . '' Go they did . The very next day Miss Sally 's cup of happiness brimmed right over , for Cousin Abner 's girls came to Golden Gate at last . They were very nice to her , too . Indeed , in spite of a good deal of snobbishness and false views of life , they were good-hearted girls under it all ; and some plain common sense they had inherited from their father came to the surface and taught them to see that Miss Sally was a relative of whom anyone might be proud . They succumbed to her charm , as the others had done , and thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Golden Gate . They went away promising to come often again ; and I may say right here that they kept their promise , and a real friendship grew up between Miss Sally and `` Cousin Abner 's girls '' that was destined to work wonders for the latter , not only socially and mentally but spiritually as well , for it taught them that sincerity and honest kindliness of heart and manner are the best passports everywhere , and that pretence of any kind is a vulgarity not to be tolerated . This took time , of course . The Reed girls could not discard their snobbishness all at once . But in the end it was pretty well taken out of them . Miss Sally never dreamed of this or the need for it . She loved Cousin Abner 's girls from the first and always admired them exceedingly . `` And then it is so good to have your own folks coming as company , '' she told the Seymour girls . `` Oh , I 'm just in the seventh heaven of happiness . But , dearies , I think you will always be my favourites -- mine and Juliana 's . I 've plenty of company now and it 's all thanks to you . '' `` Oh , no , '' said Mary quickly .
`` Miss XXXXX , your company comes to you for just your own sake .
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