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No wonder you felt like arguing the matter with
your father! Can't you persuade him? It
isn't too late yet."

"Perhaps I could get his consent, Carolyn;
but I know that it will worry him and after all,
it is a strain, though so awfully exciting and
jolly. If Mathilde wants it, let her have it.
The only thing about Mathilde is that she isn't
fair and will take any advantage that she can.
We could easily lose games that way, Carolyn,
even if she is a good player."

"We certainly could, and _crede_mihi,_ Betty,
I'm going to see if we can't get somebody else
for captain."

"Fine! I'll support you, Carolyn, in any-
thing you start, only I can't play on the team
myself."

"Worse luck!" But Carolyn laughed. "I 'spect
you're safer to do what your father wants you
to do, and you can't do everything, _crede_mihi!"_

_"'Crede_mihi'_ -- I can't," laughed Betty. "Do
you suppose _'mihi'_ ought to come before
_'crede?'_ Oh, yes, imperative first!"

_"'O_tempora,_o_mores!'"_ replied Carolyn,
grinning. "Yes, don't you remember we looked
it up in the vocabulary, after we found it some-
where and then couldn't find it again? If 'take

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