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“Ten?” warbled Mrs。 McClure。 “Did I hear ten?”
I put my hand up higher and said to Darla; “Say twelve。”
“What?”
“Say twelve; I'll outbid you。”
“No way!”
“Darla! He can't go for ten; c'mon!”
“Twelve!” Darla called; but her hand didn't go up very high。
“Fifteen!” I cried。
“Sixteen!” called Darla; and eyed me with a laugh。
I whispered; “Darla! I've only got fifteen。”
Her eyes got enormous。
I laughed and called; “Eighteen!” then held her arm down and said; “But that really is all I've
got。”
There was a moment of silence and then; “Eighteen going once! Eighteen going twice …
Sold! for eighteen dollars。”
Darla laughed and said; “Whoa; girl! What a rush!”
I nodded。 “Yes; it was!”
“Well; no dessert for you。 Looks like you got cleaned out by something a little more …uh…
nutritious。” She nodded toward the stage。 “You gonna
go up to the table like you're supposed to
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