`` Sure , '' said Dan , solemnly . Dan liked to tease even Cecily a wee bit now and then . Cecily relapsed into anxious thought , and care sat visibly on her brow for the rest of the day . Next morning she came to me and said : `` Bev , would you like to go for a walk with me this afternoon ? '' `` Of course , '' I replied . `` Any particular where ? '' `` I 'm going to see Mr. Campbell and ask him for his name for my square , '' said Cecily resolutely . `` I do n't suppose it will do any good . He would n't give anything to the library last summer , you remember , till the Story Girl told him that story about his grandmother . She wo n't go with me this time -- I do n't know why . I ca n't tell a story and I 'm frightened to death just to think of going to him . But I believe it is my duty ; and besides I would love to get as many names on my square as Kitty Marr has . So if you 'll go with me we 'll go this afternoon . I simply COULD N'T go alone . '' CHAPTER XXIII . A MISSIONARY HEROINE Accordingly , that afternoon we bearded the lion in his den . The road we took was a beautiful one , for we went `` cross lots , '' and we enjoyed it , in spite of the fact that we did not expect the interview with Mr. Campbell to be a very pleasant one . To be sure , he had been quite civil on the occasion of our last call upon him , but the Story Girl had been with us then and had beguiled him into good-humour and generosity by the magic of her voice and personality . We had no such ally now , and Mr. Campbell was known to be virulently opposed to missions in any shape or form . `` I do n't know whether it would have been any better if I could have put on my good clothes , '' said Cecily , with a rueful glance at her print dress , which , though neat and clean , was undeniably faded and RATHER short and tight .
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