\"Wewill，\"saidPolly，andmountingachair，sheputup，bidin，andknockeddownFan\'sentirewardrobetoanimaginarygroupoffriends，withsuchdrollimitationsofeachonethattheroomrangwithlaughter。
\"That\'senoughnonsense；nowwe\'llreturntobusiness，\"saidPolly，descendingbreathlessbutsatisfiedwiththeeffectofherfun。
\"Thesewhitemuslinsandprettysilkswillkeepforyears，soIshouldlaythembytilltheyareneeded。Itwillsavebuying，andyoucangotoyourstockanytimeandmakeoverwhatyouwant。That\'sthewayMotherdoes；we\'vealwayshadthingssentusfromricherfriends，andwhateverwasn\'tproperforustowearatthetime，Motherputawaytobeusedwhenweneededit。Suchfunnybundlesasweusedtohavesometimes，­；oddshoes，bonnetswithoutcrowns，stockingswithoutheelsortoes，andoldfineryofallsorts。Weusedtorushwhenabundlecame，andsitroundwhileMotheropenedit。Theboysalwaysmadefunofthethings，thoughtheywereasgrateful，really，asanyofus。Willmadeaverseonedaywhichwethoughtprettywellforalittlechap:­；\'TopoorcountryfolksWhohaven\'tanyclothes，Richfolks，torelievethem，Sendoldlacegownsandsatinbows。\'\"\"IthinkthatWillisgoingtobeasniceapoetasMr。Shakespeare，\"remarkedMaudinatoneofseriousconviction。
\"HeisalreadyaMilton；butIdon\'tbelievehewilleverbeanythingbutapoetinname，\"saidPolly，workingawaywhileshetalked。
\"Didn\'tyourmothereverletyouwearthenicethingsthatcame？\"askedMaud。