I must explain who Aunt Tommy is or Jill will be at me again . She is Father 's youngest sister and her real name is Bertha Gordon , but Father has always called her Tommy and she likes it . Jill and I had never seen Aunt Tommy before , but we took to her from the start because she was so pretty and because she talked to us just as if we were grown up . She called Jill Elizabeth , and Jill would adore a Hottentot who called her Elizabeth . Aunt Tommy is the prettiest girl I ever saw . If Jill is half as good-looking when she gets to be twenty -- she 's only ten now , same age as I am , we 're twins -- I shall be proud of her for a sister . Aunt Tommy is all white and dimpled . She has curly red hair and big jolly brown eyes and scrumptious freckles . I do like freckles in a girl , although Jill goes wild if she thinks she has one on her nose . When we talked of writing this story Jill said I was n't to say that Aunt Tommy had freckles because it would n't sound romantic . But I do n't care . She has freckles and I think they are all right . We went to church with Aunt Tommy the first Sunday after she came , one on each side of her . Aunt Tommy is the only girl in the world I 'd walk hand in hand with before people . She looked fine that day . She had on a gorgeous dress , all frills and ruffles , and a big white floppy hat . I was proud of her for an aunt , I can tell you , and I was anxious for Dick to see her . When he came up to speak to me and Jill after church came out I said , `` Aunt Tommy , this is Mr. Richmond , '' just like the grown-up people say . Aunt Tommy and Dick shook hands and Dick got as red as anything . It was funny to see him .
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