`` Tell me all about it . Are limes the fashion now ? It used to be pricking bits of rubber to make balls . '' And Meg tried to keep her countenance , Amy looked so grave and important . `` Why , you see , the girls are always buying them , and unless you want to be thought mean , you must do it too . It 's nothing but limes now , for everyone is sucking them in their desks in schooltime , and trading them off for pencils , bead rings , paper dolls , or something else , at recess . If one girl likes another , she gives her a lime . If she 's mad with her , she eats one before her face , and does n't offer even a suck . They treat by turns , and I 've had ever so many but have n't returned them , and I ought for they are debts of honor , you know . '' `` How much will pay them off and restore your credit ? '' asked Meg , taking out her purse . `` A quarter would more than do it , and leave a few cents over for a treat for you . Do n't you like limes ? '' `` Not much . You may have my share . Here 's the money . Make it last as long as you can , for it is n't very plenty , you know . '' `` Oh , thank you ! It must be so nice to have pocket money ! I 'll have a grand feast , for I have n't tasted a lime this week .
I felt delicate about XXXXX any , as I could n't return them , and I 'm actually suffering for one . ''
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