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  “Do you think he’ll like to play with dolls?” Gertie asked.

  “Silly!” answered Henny. “Boys don’t play with dolls. They like fire engines, and soldiers, and things like that. That means he’ll be getting new toys too.”

  “No matter what it’s going to be like, it’ll be all right with me,” said Ella. “But we aren’t an all-of-a-kind family any more.”

  “In a way we are,” Mama said, smiling. “I think that means more than our having five daughters. It means we’re all close and loving and loyal — and our family will always be that.”

  Everyone agreed. Even baby Charlie opened his mouth as if he were about to speak. But it was only a yawn.