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“They are a kick;

aren't they?”

Poor Jeff tried to smile; but you could tell—he wanted to die。

“All right; then;” said Mrs。 McClure as she whipped off her glasses。 “Do I hear ten?”

Not only did she hear ten; she heard twelve; fifteen; twenty; and twenty…five; too! “Going …

going … gone!” cried Mrs。 McClure。 “To the young lady

in the purple tunic!”

“Who is that?” I asked Darla。

“I think her name's Tiffany;” she said。 “She's a seventh grader。”

“Really? Wow。 I would never have bid last year! And I …I don't remember bids going up that

high; either。”

Darla eyed me。 “Which tells me that maybe you would bid this year? How much you got?”

I looked at her and almost dissolved right on the spot。 “Darla; I didn't bring money on purpose!

My neighbor made me take it on the way to school

because she owed it to me for eggs and—”

“For eggs? Oh; like Bryce was talking about in the library?”

“Exactly; and—” I looked at her looking at me and stopped cold。

“How can you even think about bidding on that boy?”

“I don't want to! But I've liked him for so long。 Darla; I've liked him since I was seven。 And

even though I know he's a coward and a sneak and I

should never speak to him again; I'm having trouble focusing on that。 Especially since Shelly

Stalls is after him。 And now I've got this money burning

a hole in my pocket!”

“Well; I can under

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