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Tonight, I will be continuing the story,

Emily of New Moon, by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

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if you want a playlist of the earlier chapters of this book.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

Chapter 10 Growing Pains

There was a great deal of suppressed excitement in school during the last week in June,

the cause thereof being Rhoda Stewart's birthday party, which was to take place early in July.

The amount of heart burning was incredible. Who was to be invited?

That was a great question. There were some who knew they wouldn't, and some who knew they would,

but there were more who were in terrible, horrible suspense. Everybody paid court to Emily because she was Rhoda's dearest friend and might

conceivably have some voice in the selection of guests. Jenny Strang even went as far as bluntly

to offer Emily a beautiful white box with a gorgeous picture of Queen Victoria on the cover

to keep her pencils in if she would procure

her an invitation. Emily refused the bribe and said grandly that she could not interfere in such

a delicate matter. Emily really did put on some airs about it. She was sure of her invitation. Ruda had told her about

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