`` I feel as if I knew you from her letters , and I will consider you as a sort of honorary niece , and I 'll treat you as if you were Bertha herself . '' `` Is n't it splendid of Aunt Meg ? '' said Bertha diplomatically . `` Of course you 'll go , Gracie . '' `` Oh , I do n't know , '' said Grace in bewilderment . `` Are you sure you do n't want to go , Bertha ? '' `` Indeed , I do want to go , dreadfully , '' said Bertha frankly . `` But as I 've told you , it is impossible . But if I am disappointed , Aunt Meg mus n't be . You must go , Grace , and that is all there is about it . '' In the end , Grace did go , a little puzzled and doubtful still , but thankful beyond words to escape the drudgery of the counter and the noise and heat of the city . Bertha went home , feeling a little bit blue in secret , it can not be denied , but also feeling quite sure that if she had to do it all over again , she would do just the same . The summer slipped quickly by , and finally two letters came to Bertha , one from Aunt Meg and one from Grace . `` I 've had a lovely time , '' wrote the latter , `` and , oh , Bertie , what do you think ? I am to stay here always . Oh , of course I am going back to school next month , but this is to be my home after this . Aunt Meg -- she makes me call her that -- says I must stay with her for good . '' In Aunt Meg 's letter was this paragraph : Grace is writing to you , and will have told you that I intend to keep her here . You know I have always wanted a daughter of my own , but my greedy brothers and sisters would never give me one of theirs . So I intend to adopt Grace .
She is the sweetest girl XXXXX the world , and I am very grateful to you for sending her here .
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