Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
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us why you did it."
Faith explained tearfully. The Blythe girls sympathized with her, and even Mary Vance agreed that it was a hard position to be in. But Jerry, on whom the thing came like a thunderbolt, refused to be placated. So THIS was what some mysterious hints he had got in school that day meant! He marched Faith and Una home without ceremony, and the Good-Conduct Club held an immediate session in the graveyard to sit in judgment on Faith's case. "I don't see that it was any harm," said Faith defiantly. "Not MUCH of my legs showed. It wasn't WRONG and it didn't hurt anybody." "It will hurt Dad. You KNOW it will. You know people blame him whenever we do anything queer." "I didn't think of that," muttered Faith. "That's just the trouble. You didn't think and you SHOULD have thought. That's what our Club is for--to bring us up and MAKE us think. We promised we'd always stop and think before doing things. You didn't and you've got to be punished, Faith--and real hard, too. You'll wear those striped stockings to school for a week for punishment." "Oh, Jerry, won't a day do--two days? Not a whole week!" "Yes, a whole week," said inexorable Jerry. "It is fair--ask Jem |
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