He just worries me to death , '' returned Cecily angrily . `` He keeps writing me letters and putting them in my desk or in my reader . I never answer one of them , but he keeps on . And in the last one , mind you , he said he 'd do something desperate right off if I would n't promise to marry him when we grew up . '' `` Just think , Cecily , you 've had a proposal already , '' said Sara Ray in an awe-struck tone . `` But he has n't done anything desperate yet , and that was last week , '' commented Felicity , with a toss of her head . `` He sent me a lock of his hair and wanted one of mine in exchange , '' continued Cecily indignantly . `` I tell you I sent his back to him pretty quick . '' `` Did you never answer any of his letters ? '' asked Sara Ray . `` No , indeed ! I guess not ! '' `` Do you know , '' said Felicity , `` I believe if you wrote him just once and told him your exact opinion of him in good plain English it would cure him of his nonsense . '' `` I could n't do that . I have n't enough spunk , '' confessed Cecily with a blush . `` But I 'll tell you what I did do once . He wrote me a long letter last week . It was just awfully SOFT , and every other word was spelled wrong . He even spelled baking soda , ` bacon soda ! ' '' `` What on earth had he to say about baking soda in a love-letter ? ''
asked XXXXX .
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