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Chapter XXXII. The Pass List Is Out

           WhenIthinkoftherealthingyoucan’timaginewhatahorridcoldflutteryfeelingcomesroundmyheart.AndthenmynumberisthirteenandJosiePyesaysit’ssounlucky.IamnotsuperstitiousandIknowitcanmakenodifference.ButstillIwishitwasn’tthirteen.”

           “IdowishIwasgoinginwithyou,”saidDiana.“Wouldn’twehaveaperfectlyeleganttime?ButIsupposeyou’llhavetocramintheevenings.”

           “No;MissStacyhasmadeuspromisenottoopenabookatall.Shesaysitwouldonlytireandconfuseusandwearetogooutwalkingandnotthinkabouttheexamsatallandgotobedearly.It’sgoodadvice,butIexpectitwillbehardtofollow;goodadviceisapttobe,Ithink.PrissyAndrewstoldmethatshesatuphalfthenighteverynightofherEntranceweekandcrammedfordearlife;andIhaddeterminedtositupatleastaslongasshedid.ItwassokindofyourAuntJosephinetoaskmetostayatBeechwoodwhileI’mintown.”

           “You’llwritetomewhileyou’rein,won’tyou?”

           “I’llwriteTuesdaynightandtellyouhowthefirstdaygoes,”promisedAnne.

           “I’llbehauntingthepostofficeWednesday,”vowedDiana.

           AnnewenttotownthefollowingMondayandonWednesdayDianahauntedthepostoffice,asagreed,andgotherletter.

           “DearestDiana”[wroteAnne],

           “HereitisTuesdaynightandI’mwritingthisinthelibraryatBeechwood.LastnightIwashorriblylonesomeallaloneinmyroomandwishedsomuchyouwerewithme.

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