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Sentimental Tommy

CHAPTER XIX
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I think it would be sweet to be married, but you should never ask for a wedding.

They give you everything else, but if you say you want a wedding, they stamp their feet and go away.

Why are you crying, girl?
You should not cry; they don't like it.

Put on your prettiest gown and laugh and pretend you are happy, and then they will tell you naughty stories and give you these." She felt her ears and looked at her fingers, on which there may once have been jewels, but there were none now.
"If you cry you lose your complexion, and then they don't love you any more.

I had always such a beautiful skin.


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