They said nothing of it when the lads came on Friday morning , and all Saturday , which was a holiday at school , was a very busy one with them . `` Hullo ! Miss Hetty has done it now , has n't she ? Look at that , old Peck , and tremble ! '' exclaimed Charley to his mates , as he came down the street on Monday morning , and espied a neat little sign on the sisters ' door , setting forth the agreeable fact that certain delectable articles of food and drink could be had within at reasonable prices during recess . No caps were at the windows , but behind the drawn curtains two beaming old faces were peeping out to see how the boys took the great announcement . Whoever remembers Hawthorne 's half-comic , half-pathetic description of poor Hepsibah Pyncheon 's hopes and fears , when arranging her gingerbread wares in the little shop , can understand something of the excitement of the sisters that day , as the time drew near when the first attempt was to be made . `` Who will set the door open ? '' said Miss Hetty when the fateful moment came , and boys began to pour out into the yard . `` I will ! '' And , nerving herself to the task , Miss Jerusha marched boldly round the table , set wide the door , and then , as the first joyful whoop from the boys told that the feast was in view , she whisked back into the parlor panic-stricken . `` There they come , -- hundreds of them , I should think by the sound ! '' she whispered , as the tramp of feet came nearer , and the clamor of voices exclaiming , -- `` What bully buns ! '' `` Ai n't those cookies rousers ? '' `` New stuff too , looks first-rate . '' `` I told you it was n't a joke . '' `` Wonder how Peck likes it ? '' `` Dickson sha 'n' t come in . '' `` You go first , Charley . '' `` Here 's a cent for you , Briggs ; come on and trade like the rest of us . ''
`` I 'm so flurried I could n't make change to save my life , '' gasped Miss XXXXX from behind the sofa , whither she had fled .
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