Pollyanna
windows faced the south and the west, so she could not see the sun yet; but she could s
joyously, and Pollyanna flew to the window to talk to them. She saw then that down in the garden her aun
open. Through the hall, down the next flight, then bang thro
ning over a rose-bush when Pollyanna, gurg
y, I reckon I am glad this
erect as she could with a dragging weight of ninety pounds hangi
d to her toes, and dan
unt Polly, and I got to thinking how you WEREN'T a Ladies' Aider, and you were m
suddenly. Miss Polly attempted a
g. I think you understand-about those rose-bushes," sh
e garden, Mr.-Man?" asked
e twitching, but his eyes lo
eached out a shaking hand and let it rest for a moment on her bright hair. "You are so like your mother, little
ught her bre
th angel, and not a Heaven one? Oh, please tell me about her!" And down
. The next moment Nancy was s
it means other meals. But it always means that you're ter run like time when ye hear it, no matter where ye be. If ye don't-well, it'll take somethin' sm
Miss Polly, her disapproving eyes following the airy wings of
did those fl
itchen." Nancy had been too excited to notice P
served Pollyanna, amiably. "There were lots of th
ough to do so she had to carry out th
ly. "What do you mean? W
t of doors of course, through the w
you raised those windo
eren't any screens
n again with the muffins. Her
iss Pollyanna's room and shut the windows. Shut the doors, also. Later, when your morning
niece s
knew, of course, that it was my duty to do that. But i
anna's eyes were
ll those screens come. Flies, Pollyanna, are not only unclean and annoying, but very dang
nk you, Aunt Poll
shut her lips together hard. Pollyanna, seeing
orgot, Aunt Polly," she apologized timi
s over. Then she rose, went to the bookcase in the sitting room, too
re you to go to your room at once and read it. I w
stration of a fly's head, many
t moment she skipped merrily from th
majestically and opened the door; but Pollyanna was
n duty in every line, climbed those stairs and entered Polly
ing in my life. I'm so glad you gave me that book to read! Why, I didn
may bring out your clothes now, and I will look them over. What a
yanna laid down the pamphlet
re shameful," she sighed. "But there were mostly things for boys and older folks in t
ocked anger, Pollyanna c
blush. "I forgot; rich folks never have to have them. But you see some
came. Pollyanna, plainly unaware that she had sai
t you won't find in 'em what you think you're going to-even when you think you won't. It
er father to her aunt. She dived into her closet then, hurriedl
ey'd been black if it hadn't been for the red c
arments, so obviously made for anybody but Pollyanna. Next she bestowe
if they had to clatter down bare aisles themselves the rest of their days. But they won't. Mr. White doesn't like the noise. He's got nerves, his wife says; but he's got money, too,
rutiny of the undergarments finished, s
o school, of cou
ides, fath-I mean, I was
olly f
l, the principal, will doubtless settle in which grade you belong. Mea
o myself-truly, Aunt Polly. And I wouldn't have to half try to be glad, eith
ined Miss Polly, grimly.
to play on the piano a little. Miss Gray-she plays for church-she taught m
. "Nevertheless I think it is my duty to see that you are properly
holding your needle like the rest of 'em did on buttonholing, and Mrs. White thought backstitching ought to be taught
longer, Pollyanna. I shall teach you sewing myself
laughed
e GOING to begin on bread; but there wasn't two of 'em that made it alike, so after arguing it all one sewing-meeting, they decided to take turns at m
ad aloud one half-hour to me. Before that you will use the time to put this room in order. Wednesday and Saturday forenoons, after half-past nine, you will spend with Nancy in the kitchen, learning t
cried out
lly, you haven't left me any
you mean? As if you wer
ving-doing the things you want to do: playing outdoors, reading (to myself, of course), climbing hills, talking to Mr. Tom in the garden, and Nancy, and finding out all about the ho
ifted her he
But, surely, it seems to me if I am willing to do my duty in seeing that you have proper care and instructio
a looked
rateful-to YOU! Why, I LOVE YOU-and you ar
act ungrateful," vouchsafed Miss P
he stairs when a small, uns
't tell me which of my things
sigh-a sigh that ascended s
his afternoon. Not one of your garments is fit for my niece to wear. Certainly I should
e believed she was goin
fully, "isn't there ANY way you can b
uddenly, with very red cheeks, she turned and swept ang
elf on to one of the straight-backed chairs. To her
t," she sighed. "I was only asking her if she couldn't tel
eyes fixed on the forlorn heap of garments on the bed.
can see," she said aloud; "unless-it's to be glad wh