` Oh , well , Abiram , ' she said , ` everything is so dark and unpleasant I 've just got to smile . ' ` Well , ' said the old man crossly , ' I think you might give your face a rest sometimes . ' '' `` I shall not talk gossip , '' wrote Sara Ray with a satisfied air . `` Oh , do n't you think that 's a little TOO strict ? '' asked Cecily anxiously . `` Of course , it 's not right to talk MEAN gossip , but the harmless kind does n't hurt . If I say to you that Emmy MacPhail is going to get a new fur collar this winter , THAT is harmless gossip , but if I say I do n't see how Emmy MacPhail can afford a new fur collar when her father ca n't pay my father for the oats he got from him , that would be MEAN gossip . If I were you , Sara , I 'd put MEAN gossip . '' Sara consented to this amendment . `` I will be polite to everybody , '' was my third resolution , which passed without comment . `` I 'll try not to use slang since Cecily does n't like it , '' wrote Dan . `` I think some slang is real cute , '' said Felicity . `` The Family Guide says it 's very vulgar , '' grinned Dan . `` Does n't it , Sara Stanley ? '' `` Do n't disturb me , '' said the Story Girl dreamily . `` I 'm just thinking a beautiful thought . '' `` I 've thought of a resolution to make , '' cried Felicity . `` Mr. Marwood said last Sunday we should always try to think beautiful thoughts and then our lives would be very beautiful . So I shall resolve to think a beautiful thought every morning before breakfast . '' `` Can you only manage one a day ? ''
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