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102 JOIINNY BLOSSOM
light coat the mayor gave you, for that will
look nice, you know."
Yes, he had that coat, but who had told
Johnny to tell him to wear it?
"I thought of it myself."
Jeremias wagged his head. "I tell you,
there’s something to a boy that has the head
to plan like that."
"You will be very welcome, Jeremias," said
Johnny ceremoniously.
Now it was Katrina the dwarf he was
inviting. She could not believe at first that she
was asked to a party at Kingthorpe.
"A dwarf like me would not be wanted at
that fine place," said poor Katrina.
"Yes, indeed, you are to come; you must
come. There’s going to be a band of music the
whole time."
"Music? Is there to be music?"
"Yes, and awfully good things to eat."
"Oh! but to think — music! It’s just
heavenly to listen to music."
"Well, you can sit and listen to music all day,
and eat plums at the same time."
Johnny prevailed; poor little Katrina agreed
that she would come.
At the almshouse all the old women gathered
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