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Beth had a slight cold so could not go out. Her birthday was / Valentine's Day and her cousins hinted at some delightfully mysterious / way in which it was to be celebrated and for which she must be / perfectly well, so Beth was nursing her cold in the house, St. / Valentine's feast -- and hers -- being but a week distant.
Liebchen and Annunciata had been sent for to spend the afternoon. Both / these children regarded Beth as a sort of distinct order of being, / compounded of equal parts of a good fairy, a dear little girl, an / almost-big girl -- for they were both younger than Beth -- a grand lady to / admire, a warm-hearted friend to love, and they proceeded to love her / in the combined ways and to the degree all these sides demanded.