"
Nora and Ella both looked at Daisy for a minute after this
speech, and then by some train of association Nora started
another subject.
"Daisy, have you got my Egyptian spoon yet?"
Now was Daisy in a great difficulty. She flushed; the little
face which had been pale enough before, became of a delicate
pink hue all over. Not knowing what to say, she said nothing.
"Have you got it yet?" repeated Nora, curiously.
"No, Nora. I have not."
"You have not? What have you done with it?"
"Nothing."
"My Egyptian spoon! that Marmaduke gave me to give to you! You
have not kept it! What did you do with it, Daisy?"
"I did nothing with it."
"Did you break it?"
"No."
"Did you give it away?"
"Oh, Nora, I loved it very much," said poor Daisy; "but I
could not keep it. I could not!"
"Why couldn't you? I would not have given it to you, Daisy, if
I had thought you would not have kept it."
"I wanted to keep it very much — but I could not," said Daisy,
with the tears in her eyes.
"Why 'could not'? why couldn't you? Did you give it away,
Daisy? — that spoon I gave you?"
"Nora, I could not help it! Somebody else wanted it very much,
and I was obliged to let her have it.
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