I 'm only lending it , you know , not giving it . I let very few people use it because it is my greatest treasure . Mind you do n't break it . Aunt Olivia must always wash it , not your mother . `` I do hope the rest of us wo n't catch the measles . It must look horrid to have red spots all over your face . We all feel pretty well yet . The Story Girl says as many queer things as ever . Felix thinks he is getting thin , but he is fatter than ever , and no wonder , with all the apples he eats . He has give up trying to eat the bitter apples at last . Beverley has grown half an inch since July , by the mark on the hall door , and he is awful pleased about it . I told him I guessed the magic seed was taking effect at last , and he got mad . He never gets mad at anything the Story Girl says , and yet she is so sarkastic by times . Dan is pretty hard to get along with as usul , but I try to bear pashently with him . Cecily is well and says she is n't going to curl her hair any more . She is so conscienshus . I am glad my hair curls of itself , ai n't you ? `` We have n't seen Sara Ray since you got sick . She is awful lonesome , and Judy says she cries nearly all the time but that is nothing new . I 'm awful sorry for Sara but I 'm glad I 'm not her .
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