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The Wide, Wide World by Elizabeth Wetherell
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warm hood, or quilted bonnet. It was of dark blue silk, well
made and pretty. He saw with great satisfaction that it fitted
Ellen well, and would protect her ears nicely; and having paid
for it, and ordered it home, he and Ellen sallied forth into
the street again. But he wouldn't let her thank him. "It is
just the very thing I wanted, Sir," said Ellen; "Mamma was
speaking about it the other day, and she did not see how I was
ever to get one, because she did not feel at all able to go
out, and I could not get one myself; I know she'll like it
very much."

"Would you rather have something for yourself or your mother,
Ellen, if you could choose, and have but one?"

"Oh, for Mamma, Sir," said Ellen — "a great deal!"

"Come in here," said he; "let us see if we can find anything
she would like."

It was a grocery store. After looking about a little, the old
gentleman ordered sundry pounds of figs and white grapes to be
packed up in papers; and being now very near home, he took one
parcel and Ellen the other, till they came to the door of
Green's Hotel, where he committed both to her care.

"Won't you come in, Sir?" said Ellen.

"No," said he, "I can't this time — I must go home to dinner."

"And shan't I see you any more, Sir?" said Ellen, a shade
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