Nan and Di meant to go to Europe . Walter longed for the Nile moaning past its Egyptian sands , and a glimpse of the sphinx . Faith opined rather dismally that she supposed she would have to be a missionary -- old Mrs. Taylor told her she ought to be -- and then she would at least see India or China , those mysterious lands of the Orient . Carl 's heart was set on African jungles . Una said nothing . She thought she would just like to stay at home . It was prettier here than anywhere else . It would be dreadful when they were all grown up and had to scatter over the world . The very idea made Una feel lonesome and homesick . But the others dreamed on delightedly until Mary Vance arrived and vanished poesy and dreams at one fell swoop . `` Laws , but I 'm out of puff , '' she exclaimed . `` I 've run down that hill like sixty . I got an awful scare up there at the old Bailey place . '' `` What frightened you ? '' asked Di . `` I dunno . I was poking about under them lilacs in the old garden , trying to see if there was any lilies-of-the-valley out yet . It was dark as a pocket there -- and all at once I seen something stirring and rustling round at the other side of the garden , in those cherry bushes . It was WHITE . I tell you I did n't stop for a second look .
I flew over the dyke quicker XXXXX quick .
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