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The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor

CHAPTER XI
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Lloyd called the entire family into the butler's pantry to admire it, as it sat imposingly on a huge silver salver.
"It looks as if it might have come out of the Snow Queen's palace," she said, "instead of the confectionah's.

Wouldn't you like to see the place where those snow-rose garlands grow ?" "Somebody take Phil away from it! Quick!" said Stuart.

"Once I had a birthday cake iced in pink with garlands of white sugar roses all around it, and he sneaked into the pantry before the party and picked off so many of the roses that it looked as if a mouse had nibbled the edges.
Aunt Patricia put him to bed and he missed the party, but we couldn't punish him that way if he should spoil the wedding cake, because we need his services as best man.

So we'd better remove him from temptation." "Look here, son," answered Phil, taking Stuart by the shoulders and pushing him ahead of him.

"When it comes to raking up youthful sins you'd better lie low.


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