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"Oh, Aunt Alice," cried Patty, flying into her aunt's room one morning in / the latter part of November, "I've just had a letter from papa, and he'll / be here for Thanksgiving-day! Isn't that grand? " and catching her aunt / round the waist, Patty waltzed her up and down the room until the good lady / was nearly breathless.
"I'm as glad as you are, Patty girl," she said, when her niece finally / allowed her to come to a standstill, "for I haven't seen brother Fred for / many long years. But I can tell you that his coming doesn't by any means / bring your visit to an end; I'm going to keep you both here with me until / after the holidays, and longer too, if I can."