She did not mind at all . I guess she thought it was a fly . '' `` Did your mother know you were coming ? '' asked Bab , feeling an interest in runaways . `` No ; she is gone to drive , so I could not ask her . '' `` It is very wrong to disobey . My Sunday-school book says that children who are naughty that way never go to heaven , '' observed virtuous Betty , in a warning tone . `` I do not wish to go , '' was the startling reply . `` Why not ? '' asked Betty , severely . `` They do n't have any dirt there . My mamma says so . I am fond of dirt . I shall stay here where there is plenty of it , '' and the candid youth began to grub in the mould with the satisfaction of a genuine boy . `` I am afraid you 're a very bad child . '' `` Oh yes , I am . My papa often says so and he knows all about it , '' replied Alfred with an involuntary wriggle suggestive of painful memories . Then , as if anxious to change the conversation from its somewhat personal channel , he asked , pointing to a row of grinning heads above the wall , `` Do you shoot at those ? '' Bab and Betty looked up quickly and recognized the familiar faces of their friends peering down at them , like a choice collection of trophies or targets . `` I should think you 'd be ashamed to peek before the party was ready ! ''
cried XXXXX , frowning darkly upon the merry young ladies .
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