Excerpt: ...appeared and reminded her of a full blown rose. She was tall and finely formed, with hair that envious people often termed red, but it really had escaped being red and was auburn. The girl wore it in coils around her shapely head. Her eyes were of the softest brown, while Ethel's were of a deep blue. Each girl had regular features and fine teeth. They resembled each other to that extent that they were often taken for sisters, and Tom was proud of them as well and was delighted to take them out. "Why," he'd say, ...
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Excerpt: ...appeared and reminded her of a full blown rose. She was tall and finely formed, with hair that envious people often termed red, but it really had escaped being red and was auburn. The girl wore it in coils around her shapely head. Her eyes were of the softest brown, while Ethel's were of a deep blue. Each girl had regular features and fine teeth. They resembled each other to that extent that they were often taken for sisters, and Tom was proud of them as well and was delighted to take them out. "Why," he'd say, "when I'm out with you two girls everyone makes such a fuss over me that I really feel as though I was 'somebody, ' and I know it's all on your account. The fellows come up and say 'Harper, old man, I haven't seen you for an age, ' or, 'Harper, I heard of you through so and so last week. I wish to congratulate you on that case, etc.' But I know what it means, -they want an introduction to you girls-and I strut around like a peacock." But the day for their departure arrived only too soon: "I'll write every other day to you, Auntie," called Ethel from the car window. "How about writing to me?" shouted Tom. "Once a week to you, Tom," laughed Ethel. Uncle John Hollister met them at the depot and Ethel at once fell in love with Kate's mother, who seemed more like the girl's sister. They vied with one another to give Ethel a good time and she enjoyed every moment. She met the Camp Fire girls, some of whom were charming. Two of the girls-Mattie Hastings and Honora Casey-she did not care for. To her they seemed unlike the others and she found herself saying mentally, "They are extremely common; I wonder where Kate picked them up," immediately after which she would become ashamed. "I'm going back into my old ways," she thought. "These girls are to be my sisters and companions. I must like them." Honora had a large red face, partially freckled. Her voice was loud and coarse. She seemed to be one of the "nouveau riche," as Ethel's mother was wont to...
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