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"MAMMA, give me the beads!"
Margaret turned reluctantly and looked down at the child, a girl between five and six years old, without even the ephemeral beauty of babyhood, and showing already a strong resemblance to her father. "By all means, only don't swallow them; it's after the doctor's office hours," she replied carelessly.