`` I 'm not tired , 'm ; it 's a very interesting story , '' replied Toady , with a gravity that nearly upset the old lady . `` Well , in spite of all this , that kind , good , forgiving grandma left that bad boy twenty thousand dollars when she died . What do you think of that ? '' asked Aunt Kipp , pausing suddenly with her sharp eye on him . `` I -- I think she was a regular dear , '' cried Toady , holding on to the chair with both hands , as if that climax rather took him off his legs . `` And what did the boy do about it ? '' continued Aunt Kipp , curiously . `` He bought a velocipede , and gave his sister half , and paid his mother 's rent , and put a splendid marble cherakin over the old lady , and had a jolly good time , and -- '' `` What in the world is a cherakin ? '' laughed Aunt Kipp , as Toady paused for breath . `` Why , do n't you know ? It 's a angel crying , or pointing up , or flapping his wings . They have them over graves ; and I 'll give you the biggest one I can find when you die . But I 'm not in a very great hurry to have you . '' `` Thankee , dear ; I 'm in no hurry , myself . But , Toady , the boy did wrong in giving his sister half ; she did n't deserve any ; and the grandma left word she was n't to have a penny of it . '' `` Really ? '' cried the boy , with a troubled face . `` Yes , really . If he gave her any he lost it all ; the old lady said so . Now what do you think ? ''
asked Aunt XXXXX , who found it impossible to pardon Polly , -- perhaps because she was young , and pretty , and much beloved .
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