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"Beth Bristead, did you tear -- how did you tear your apron so? " demanded Beth's aunt. She held up the accusing rent to explain the change in the form of her question; it left no room for doubt that the apron was torn.
Beth, small and quiet for her eleven years, answered unexpectedly: