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I am afraid that from an artistic standpoint the quilt of happiness was not a very handsome one. The idea having been the most important thing in the working-out of the design, every conceivable kirjd of stuff had been employed -- calico, gingham, silk, poplin, percale, alpaca, Henrietta cloth, delaine, velveteen, challie, and cashmere; but the squares had been combined with such loving care that the effect was gay and attractive, if a little bizarre.
At any rate, the very angels themselves might have been pleased to look down on the five bright heads -- yellow, chestnut, auburn, and brown -- that bent every day over their self-imposed task!