And Aunt Tommy is only going to be here another month . If Dick could be made a little jealous it would hurry him up . And he could be made jealous if you had any spunk about you . '' `` I guess I 've got more spunk than you have , '' I said . `` The trouble with Dick is this , '' said Jill . `` There is nobody else coming to see Aunt Tommy and he thinks he is sure of her . If you could tell him something different it would stir him up . '' `` Are you sure it would ? '' I asked . `` It always does in novels , '' said Jill . And that settled it , of course . Jill and I fixed up what I was to say and Jill made me say it over and over again to be sure I had it right . I told her -- sarcastically -- that she 'd better say it herself and then it would be done properly . Jill said she would if it were Aunt Tommy , but when it was Dick it was better for a man to do it . So of course I agreed . I did n't know when I would have a chance to stir Dick up , but Providence -- so Jill said -- favoured us . Aunt Tommy did n't expect Dick down the next night , so she and Father and Mother all went away somewhere . Dick came after all , and Jill sent me into the parlour to tell him . He was standing before the mantel looking at Aunt Tommy 's picture . There was such an adoring look in his eyes .
I could see it quite plain in the mirror XXXXX him .
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