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"Great, great news, girls! " cried Jessie, waving the letter over her head. "Mrs. Brande -- I mean Aunt Sally -- has written to ask one of us to go out and live with her, and she seems quite certain that her offer will be accepted, for she encloses a cheque for outfit and passage-money. It is a short invitation, too; whoever elects to see India must start within the next fortnight."
Honor and Fairy gazed at one another incredulously, and Fairy's delicate complexion changed rapidly from pink to crimson, from crimson to white.