I must get them before long , and I 'd like to go with Mrs. Grant and learn how to shop , if you are willing . '' `` I thought Miss Bat did that for you . '' `` She always has , but she gets ugly , cheap things that I do n't like . I think I am old enough to choose myself , if there is someone to tell me about prices and the goodness of the stuff . Merry does ; and she is only a few months older than I am . '' `` How old are you , child ? '' asked her father , feeling as if he had lost his reckoning . `` Fifteen in August ; '' and Molly looked very proud of the fact . `` So you are ! Bless my heart , how the time goes ! Well , get what you please ; if I 'm to have a young lady here , I 'd like to have her prettily dressed . It wo n't offend Miss Bat , will it ? '' Molly 's eyes sparkled , but she gave a little shrug as she answered , `` She wo n't care . She never troubles herself about me if I let her alone . `` Hey ? what ? Not trouble herself ? If she does n't , who does ? '' and Mr. Bemis sat up as if this discovery was more surprising than the other . `` I take care of myself and Boo , and she looks after you .
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