I thought I 'd a-died laughing the last time I was there . Old Elder Marr took up the collection that day . He 'd on a pair of new boots and they squeaked all the way up and down the aisles . And every time the boots squeaked the elder made a face , like he had toothache . It was awful funny . How 's your missionary quilt coming on , Cecily ? '' Was there anything Peg did n't know ? `` Very well , '' said Cecily . `` You can put my name on it , if you want to . '' `` Oh , thank you . Which section -- the five-cent one or the ten-cent one ? '' asked Cecily timidly . `` The ten-cent one , of course . The best is none too good for me . I 'll give you the ten cents another time . I 'm short of change just now -- not being as rich as Queen Victory . There 's her picture up there -- the one with the blue sash and diamint crown and the lace curting on her head . Can any of yez tell me this -- is Queen Victory a married woman ? '' `` Oh , yes , but her husband is dead , '' answered the Story Girl . `` Well , I s ` pose they could n't have called her an old maid , seeing she was a queen , even if she 'd never got married .
Sometimes I sez to myself , ` Peg , would you like XXXXX be Queen Victory ? '
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