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ItwasnottillnextmorningthatRebecca’sheartreallybeganitssongofthanksgiving。HerAuntMirandaannouncedatbreakfast，thatasMrs。PerkinswasgoingtoMilliken’sMills，Rebeccamightgotoo，andbuyaserviceablehat。
\"Youmustn’tpayovertwodollarsandahalf，andyoumustn’tgetthepinkbirdwithoutMrs。Perkinssays，andthemillinersays，thatitwon’tfadenormoult。Don’tbuyalight-coloredfeltbecauseyou’llgetsickofitintwoorthreeyearssameasyoudidthebrownone。Ialwayslikedtheshapeofthebrownone，andyou’llnevergetanothertrimmin’that’llwearlikethemquills。\"
\"Ihopenot！\"thoughtRebecca。
\"Ifyouhadputyourelasticunderyourchin，sameasyouusedto，andnotwornitbehindbecauseyouthinkit’smoregrown-upan’fash’onable，thewindnever’da’tookthehatoffyourhead，andyouwouldn’ta’lostit；butthemischief’sdoneandyoucangorightovertoMis’Perkinsnow，soyouwon’tmisshernorkeepherwaitin’。Thetwodollarsandahalfisinanenvelopesideo’