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Eloise thought it ridiculously unnecessary that Laura postpone her trip for the services of an old man who was not even a relative. "That's twice you've put it off, and if I were superstitious at all, it would worry me," she volunteered.
But Laura was stubborn. "I'm not going--not until Saturday. I always liked old Oscar." It was a worthy excuse.