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Chapter XXVI. The Story Club Is Formed

           It’sabouttwobeautifulmaidenscalledCordeliaMontmorencyandGeraldineSeymourwholivedinthesamevillageandweredevotedlyattachedtoeachother.Cordeliawasaregalbrunettewithacoronetofmidnighthairanddusklyflashingeyes.Geraldinewasaqueenlyblondewithhairlikespungoldandvelvetypurpleeyes.”

           “Ineversawanybodywithpurpleeyes,”saidDianadubiously.

           “NeitherdidI.Ijustimaginedthem.Iwantedsomethingoutofthecommon.Geraldinehadanalabasterbrowtoo.I’vefoundoutwhatanalabasterbrowis.Thatisoneoftheadvantagesofbeingthirteen.Youknowsomuchmorethanyoudidwhenyouwereonlytwelve.”

           “Well,whatbecameofCordeliaandGeraldine?”askedDiana,whowasbeginningtofeelratherinterestedintheirfate.

           “Theygrewinbeautysidebysideuntiltheyweresixteen.ThenBertramDeVerecametotheirnativevillageandfellinlovewiththefairGeraldine.Hesavedherlifewhenherhorseranawaywithherinacarriage,andshefaintedinhisarmsandhecarriedherhomethreemiles;because,youunderstand,thecarriagewasallsmashedup.IfounditratherhardtoimaginetheproposalbecauseIhadnoexperiencetogoby.IaskedRubyGillisifsheknewanythingabouthowmenproposedbecauseIthoughtshe’dlikelybeanauthorityonthesubject,havingsomanysistersmarried.RubytoldmeshewashidinthehallpantrywhenMalcolmAndresproposedtohersisterSusan.

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