Identifier: dorothydainty00broo (find matches)
Title: Dorothy Dainty
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Brooks, Amy
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Publisher: Boston : Lothrop, Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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kins. Wont yoube scared before mornin ? Pooh, no! Fm a boy,^^ declared Jimmy. ^^Well, said Nancy, ^Im goin tostay out just as long as I dare to, tilits most dark; then Ill have to gohome. She flicked the dust from her shabbyshoes with the little birch switch, and inher heart wished she were a boy like NANCY AT EG ME ^ 93 Jimmy. Then she would dare to stayin a barn all night; only, she reflected,as she looked at Jimmy^s sturdy figure,If I was a boy I wouldn^t go homeat alV^ CHAPTER VI DOROTHY IMPERSONATES THE LORELEI THE great garden was full of sun-shine, the butterflies chased eachother across the lawn, and overthe gravel walks the swaying branches ofthe trees cast long, cool shadows. In the loveliest spot in the garden threelittle girls were trying to decide whatthey would play. I wish we could think of some lovelynew game, but I cant. Would you liketo play tag? asked Dorothy. * Oh, its too warm to play that; wellroast, said Molly. Spose we play hide-and-seek, sug-gested Flossie. 04
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Dorothy impersonates the Lorelei. IMPERSONATES THE LORELEI 95 We played that yesterday, objectedMolly. Well, never mind if we did, saidDorothy; well play it a little while be-cause Flossie wants to, and then wellplay something else. * All right, said Molly; lemme countand see wholl be ^^. So Dorothy and Flossie stood side byside, while Molly commenced in a funnylittle sing-song to count: — In a minute, In a minute,Tis a game, and you are in it; Counting straight, And counting true.Every one is out but you. * Thats me, said Flossie. All wight,Ill blind my eyes and count some, andthen youll be weady. 96 DOROTHY DAINTY Now Flossie could not connt correctly,but she wished to play fair/^ so shekept her eyes covered (nothing wouldhave induced her to peek), and sayingover and over again the few numberswhich she knew, she waited until shethought she had given Dorothy and Mollyplenty of time to hide. Then off she scampered to find them.She ran this way and that, looking inevery place she cou

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