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had walked down and stood looking on. "But I haven't got any books!" said Elizabeth suddenly when she was invited to get in herself. "Won't the book-box go?" "Is it that 'ere big board box?" inquired Mr. Cowslip. "Won't do! It's as heavy as all the nation." "It will not do to put anything more in the boat," said Winthrop. "I can't go without books," said Elizabeth. "You'll have 'em in the mornin'," suggested the miller. "O leave it, Lizzie, and come along!" said her companion. "See how late it's getting." "I can't go without some books," said Elizabeth; "I shouldn't know what to do with myself. You are sure you can't take the box?" "Certainly," said Winthrop smiling. "She would draw too much water, with this tide." "Yes, you'd be on the bottom and no mistake, when you got in the bay," said Mr. Cowslip. Elizabeth looked from one to the other. "Then just get something and open the box if you please," she said, indicating her command to Winthrop; "and I will take out a few, till I get the rest." "O Lizzie!" urged her companion, -- "let the books wait!" But she and her expostulation got no sort of attention. Miss Lizzie walked up the hill again to await the unpacking of the box. Miss Cadwallader straightened herself against a post, while Mr. Cowslip and Winthrop went to the store for a hammer. "She's got spunk in her, ha'n't she, that little one?" said the miller. "She's a likely lookin' little gal, too. But I never seen any one so fierce arter books, yet." Tools were soon found, in Mr. Cowslip's store, but the box was strongly put together and the opening of it was not a very speedy business. The little proprietor looked on patiently. When it was open, Miss Lizzie was not very easy to suit. With great coolness she stood and piled up book after book on the uncovered portion of the box, till she had got at those she wanted. She pleased herself with two or three, and then the others were carefully put back again; and she stood to watch the fastening up of the box as it was before. "It will be safe here?" she said to the miller. "Safe enough!" he answered. "There's nobody here 'll want to pry open these here books, agin this night." "And will the other things be safe?" said Miss Cadwallader, who had come up the hill again in despair. The miller glanced at her. "Safe as your hair in curl-papers. You can be comfortable. Now then --" The sun was not far from the mountain tops, wh
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