I heard her and Cecily talking over their troubles one evening while I was weeding the onion bed and they were behind the hedge knitting lace . I did not mean to eavesdrop . I supposed they knew I was there until Cecily overwhelmed me with indignation later on . `` I 'm so afraid , Cecily , that I 'm going to be homely all my life , '' said poor Sara with a tremble in her voice . `` You can stand being ugly when you are young if you have any hope of being better looking when you grow up . But I 'm getting worse . Aunt Mary says I 'm going to be the very image of Aunt Matilda . And Aunt Matilda is as homely as she can be . It is n't '' -- and poor Sara sighed -- `` a very cheerful prospect . If I am ugly nobody will ever want to marry me , and , '' concluded Sara candidly , `` I do n't want to be an old maid . '' `` But plenty of girls get married who are n't a bit pretty , '' comforted Cecily . `` Besides , you are real nice looking at times , Sara . I think you are going to have a nice figure . '' `` But just look at my hands , '' moaned Sara . `` They 're simply covered with warts . '' `` Oh , the warts will all disappear before you grow up , '' said Cecily . `` But they wo n't disappear before the school concert . How am I to get up there and recite ? You know there is one line in my recitation , ` She waved her lily-white hand , ' and I have to wave mine when I say it . Fancy waving a lily-white hand all covered with warts .
I 've tried every remedy I ever heard XXXXX , but nothing does any good .
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