The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Copy-Cat & Other Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: ter," said she, "and I do not consider that the child
presents to a practical observer as good an appear-
ance as my Amelia."
Grandmother Wheeler had a temper. It was a
childish temper and soon over -- still, a temper.
"Lord," said she, "if you mean to say that you
think your poor little snipe of a daughter, dressed
like a little maid-of-all-work, can compare with that
lovely little Lily Jennings, who is dressed like a
doll! --"
"I do not wish that my daughter should be dressed
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