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Miss Billy's Decision

CHAPTER VI
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But it is so raw and Novemberish out, that--" "Why, of course you sha'n't go, you poor dear! Mercy! don't get one of those dreadful colds on to you before the wedding! Have you felt a draft?
Where's another shawl ?" Billy turned and cast searching eyes about the room--Billy always kept shawls everywhere for Aunt Hannah's shoulders and feet.

Bertram had been known to say, indeed, that a room, according to Aunt Hannah, was not fully furnished unless it contained from one to four shawls, assorted as to size and warmth.

Shawls, certainly, did seem to be a necessity with Aunt Hannah, as she usually wore from one to three at the same time--which again caused Bertram to declare that he always counted Aunt Hannah's shawls when he wished to know what the thermometer was.
"No, I'm not cold, and I haven't felt a draft," said Aunt Hannah now.

"I put on my thickest gray shawl this morning with the little pink one for down-stairs, and the blue one for breakfast; so you see I've been very careful.

But I _have_ sneezed six times, so I think 'twould be safer not to go out in this east wind.


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