"Oh, all right," she capitulated. "I was simply going to say that the nosy
old censor crossed out a whole line just at the most interesting part."
"What was it?" coaxed Amy teasingly. "Come, Betty dear, tell us what he
said."
"Goodness!" cried Betty crossly, getting redder every moment, and knowing
it, "didn't I tell you the censor crossed it out?"
"You know very well that wasn't what we meant," cried Mollie, with a
frightful frown. "Amy was referring to the sentiments on both sides of the
censored part."
"Oh well, you could hardly expect," Betty was beginning, when Amy, who had
been peeping over her shoulder clapped a hand to her mouth too late to
check a sudden exclamation.
"Oh girls!" she cried gleefully. "What I saw! What I saw!"
"Amy Blackford," Betty's eyes were black with real anger now, "I don't
know how you could do such a thing. I didn't think it of you!"
Not only Amy, but the other girls were frightened by this sudden change in
their usually good-natured Little Captain, and Amy hastened to make
amends.
"I'm sorry, Betty dear," she said, flushing with real shame beneath
Betty's accusing eyes. "I didn't mean it--truly I didn't. And I'll never
do it again, never!"
"Oh, all right," replied Betty, controlling herself with an effort and
turning back to the letter. "I'm sorry I said anything, Amy, if you
didn't mean it."
There was a little constrained silence after that, no one knowing just how
to clear the rather electric atmosphere.
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