The Opposite House: A Novel — page 237: what you’re looking at

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232 7 ie Opposite Flouse. with your flag—quick! Every street is filled with banners! Do you hear? They are just ringing the bells, too! Hurrah!’ And passing her arm around her niece’s slender figure, she drew her to the win- dow. “ Joy—nothing but joy to-day |’ murmured Marie, with clasped hands, and for the first time the full significance of this message of peace came to her, with all the hopes following in its train. She re- joiced at the notes of the bells and the radiance of the spring, as she let the folds of her flag flutter under the blue sky. Peace ! Comiclboolkk<s C@