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suspicious anyway.  She is always suspecting the grocery boys of making mistakes in her order on purpose - "just for greens."  Mrs. Pettengill and I have again and again tried to assure it they don't do any such thing, but she is sure she is right, and keeps on with her accusations.  She has told me that she suspected Mrs. Buck's mother - who used to live her - came here one summer when she Miss G. was away and took certain dishes.  She suspects the boys here of using certain things of hers in the summertime, etc.

Well, to get back to the thermometer - I ignored her the best I could and she finally