You 'll have to , Ruggles . You 've had more practice . '' Ruggles turned red . I know he writes to Em White in vacations . `` I 'll do my best , '' he said , quite meekly . `` That is , I 'll compose it . But you 'll have to copy it . You can imitate the Old Fellow 's handwriting so well . '' `` But look here , '' I said , an uncomfortable idea striking me , `` what about Sylvia ? Wo n't she feel kind of flattish when she finds out he did n't write it ? For of course he 'll tell her . We have n't anything against her , you know . '' `` Oh , Sylvia wo n't care , '' said Ruggles serenely . `` She 's the sort of girl who can take a joke . I 've seen her eyes shine over tricks we 've played on the professors before now . She 'll just laugh . Besides , she does n't like the Old Fellow a bit . I know from the way she acts with him . She 's always so cool and stiff when he 's about , not a bit like she is with the other professors . '' Well , Ruggles wrote the letter .
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