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Six to Sixteen

CHAPTER IV
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She was too good-natured to strain it to recall past grievances.

Her indignation had not lasted much beyond that afternoon in which the bride scattered discord among her acquaintances.

She had relieved herself by outpouring the tale of Mrs.Minchin's treachery to Uncle Buller, and then taking him warmly to task for the indifference with which he heard her wrongs; and had ended by laughing heartily when he compared the probable encounter between Mrs.Minchin and the bride to the deadly struggles of two quarrelsome "praying-mantises" in his collection.
[Major Buller was a naturalist, and took home some rare and beautiful specimens of Indian insects.] It was an outbreak of sickness amongst the little Curlings which led to the reconciliation with the Quartermaster's wife.

Neither her kindness of heart nor her love of managing other folks' matters would permit Mrs.
Minchin to be passive then.

She made the first advances, and poor Mrs.
Curling gratefully responded.
"I'm sure, Mrs.Minchin," said she, "I don't wonder at any one thinking the children would be in the way, poor dears.


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