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           Hetrudgedreverentlyuptheporchstairs,hatinhand,turningtogazeatthetrialmodelasatthealtarofafamiliarchurch."Ladies,"hesaidsoftly,"twenty-fivedollarsdown.Tendollarsamonth,fortwoyears."

           Fernwasfirstdownthestepsontothedoubleseat.Shesatapprehensively.Herhanditched.Sheraisedit.Shedaredtweaktherubberbulbhorn.

           Asealbarked.

           Roberta,ontheporch,screamedhilariouslyandleanedovertherailing.

           Thesalesmanjoinedtheirhilarity.Heescortedtheoldersisterdownthesteps,roaring,atthesametimetakingouthispenandsearchinginhisstrawhatforsomepieceofpaperorother.

           Andsoweboughtit!"rememberedMissRoberta,intheattic,horrifiedattheirnerve."Weshould’vebeenwarned!Alwaysdidthinkitlookedlikealittlecaroffthecarnivalrollercoaster!"

           "Well,"saidFerndefensively,"myhip’sbotheredmeforyears,andyoualwaysgettiredwalking.Itseemedsorefined,soregal.Likeintheolddayswhenwomenworehoopskirts.Theysailed!TheGreenMachinesailedsoquietly."

           Likeanexcursionboat,wonderfullyeasytosteer,abatonhandleyoutwitchedwithyourhand,so.