"You may."

Aunt Stanshy then read these lines on a slip of card-board:

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| Ticket to the Up-the-Ladder Boys' |
| ENTERTAINMENT. |
| Admission, 2 nails. Seat, 10 nails. |
| Elders' admission, 1 cent. Seat, 2 cents. |
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"O, that is it I Could I go in for nails, or a cent?"

"For a cent."

"Then I'm an 'elder.'"

"Yes, aunty."

"Well, I'll engage a seat."

"Goody! That will be two cents. We did think of breaking up the club, but
this will cheer them up. Wouldn't it be too bad to give up? Our new silk
badges that our teacher promised, we have this week."

"The shields?"

"Yes, spick and span new."