`` I did n't think you 'd care much , '' said the Story Girl frankly . `` You 've never seemed to like me very much . '' `` I d-don ' t wear my h-heart on my sleeve , '' said poor Felicity , with an attempt at dignity . `` I think you m-might stay . Your father would let you s-stay if you c-coaxed him . '' `` Well , you see I 'd have to go some time , '' sighed the Story Girl , `` and the longer it was put off the harder it would be . But I do feel dreadfully about it . I ca n't even take poor Paddy . I 'll have to leave him behind , and oh , I want you all to promise to be kind to him for my sake . '' We all solemnly assured her that we would . `` I 'll g-give him cream every m-morning and n-night , '' sobbed Felicity , `` but I 'll never be able to look at him without crying . He 'll make me think of you . '' `` Well , I 'm not going right away , '' said the Story Girl , more cheerfully . `` Not till the last of October . So we have over a month yet to have a good time in . Let 's all just determine to make it a splendid month for the last . We wo n't think about my going at all till we have to , and we wo n't have any quarrels among us , and we 'll just enjoy ourselves all we possibly can . So do n't cry any more , Felicity . I 'm awfully glad you do like me and am sorry I 'm going away , but let 's all forget it for a month . '' Felicity sighed , and tucked away her damp handkerchief .
`` It is n't so easy for me to forget things , but I 'll try , '' she said disconsolately , `` and XXXXX you want any more cooking lessons before you go I 'll be real glad to teach you anything I know . ''
So about for if in of on over that till