It 's such a pity the boys ai n't home . '' `` We want to run in and see Ruby Gillis a little while , '' explained Diana . `` Oh , anything does for an excuse , of course , '' said Aunt Atossa , amiably . `` Just whip in and whip out before you have time to say how-do decently . It 's college airs , I s ` pose . You 'd be wiser to keep away from Ruby Gillis . The doctors say consumption 's catching . I always knew Ruby 'd get something , gadding off to Boston last fall for a visit . People who ai n't content to stay home always catch something . '' `` People who do n't go visiting catch things , too . Sometimes they even die , '' said Diana solemnly . `` Then they do n't have themselves to blame for it , '' retorted Aunt Atossa triumphantly . `` I hear you are to be married in June , Diana . '' `` There is no truth in that report , '' said Diana , blushing . `` Well , do n't put it off too long , '' said Aunt Atossa significantly . `` You 'll fade soon -- you 're all complexion and hair . And the Wrights are terrible fickle . You ought to wear a hat , MISS SHIRLEY . Your nose is freckling scandalous . My , but you ARE redheaded !
Well , I XXXXX ` pose we 're all as the Lord made us !
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