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But although Mrs. Ellsworthy wept and lamented, although she tried both persuasions and scoldings, and finally left the cottage in a state of deep offence, vowing within herself that she would never trouble her head again over the affairs of such silly and obstinate girls, she could not in the least shake Primrose's quiet resolve.
Primrose said over and over again: "Two things are absolutely indispensable -- we must be independent, and we must keep together. I can think of no better plan than this -- it may fail, but we can but try it -- we are certainly going to try it."