SixthChronicleTHESTATEO’MAINEGIRL
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Theforegoingepisode，ifnarratedinaromance，wouldundoubtedlyhavebeencalled\"TheSavingoftheColors，\"butatthenightlyconversazioneinWatson’sstoreitwasalludedtoasthewaylittleBeckyRandallgottheflagawayfromSlipperySimpson。
Dramaticasitwas，itpassedintothelimboofhalf-forgottenthingsinRebecca’smind，itsbriefimportancesubmergedinthegloriesofthenextday。
Therewasapainfulpreludetotheseglories。AliceRobinsoncametospendthenightwithRebecca，andwhenthebedroomdoorcloseduponthetwogirls，Aliceannouncedhereintentionof\"doingup\"