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"Well, Lyddie, I hope you'll find enjoyment in trimming bonnets for fine ladies," said Grandpapa caustically.
"She's to keep the accounts, Grandpapa," Aunt Beryl repeated in loud, displeased accents. "Nothing to do with the millinery, naturally."