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TWO girls sat at a window in a cosy bedroom overlooking the snowy prospect; a bright fire burned in the grate, and a little table was spread with afternoon tea.
"I wish you could go out and skate, Mary! " said the elder of the two, laying a gentle hand on the other's white one, and looking in her face.