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Chapter 29. Calls. Come Joe, it's time. For what? You don't mean to say you've forgotten

that you promised to make half a dozen calls with me today. I've done a good many rash

and foolish things in my life, but I don't think I ever was mad enough to say it makes

six calls in one day when a single one upsets me for a week. Yes, you did. It was a bargain

between us. I was to finish the crann of Beth for you, and you were to go properly with

me and return our neighbor's visits. If it was fair, that was in the bond, and I stand

to the letter of my bond, Shylock, there's a pile of clouds in the east. It's not fair,

and I don't go. Now that's Shurking. It's a lovely day, no prospect of rain, and you

pride yourself on keeping promises, so be honorable, come into your duty, and then be at peace

for another six months. At that minute, Joe was particularly absorbed in dress-making

for she was maker-general to the family, and took a special credit to herself because

she could use a needle as well as a pen. It was very provoking to be arrested in the act

of a first try-on, and ordered out to make calls in her best array on a warm July day.

She hated calls of the formal sort, and never made any. Tel Amy compelled her with a

bargain, bribe or promise. In the present instance, there is no escape, and having clashed

her scissors rebelliously while protesting that she smelled thunder. She gave in, put

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