We were twins and had always been together . As for Uncle Abimelech 's mind , I knew that he never had been known to change it . But , as he himself was fond of saying , there has to be a first time for everything , and I had determined that this was to be the first time for him . I had n't any idea how I was going to bring it about ; but it just had to be done , and I 'm not `` all Foster '' for nothing . I knew I would have to depend on my own thinkers . Murray is clever at books and dissecting dead things , but he could n't help me out in this , even if he had n't settled beforehand that there was no use in opposing Uncle Abimelech . `` I 'm going up to the garret to think this out , Murray , '' I said solemnly . `` Do n't let anybody disturb me , and if Uncle Abimelech comes over do n't tell him where I am . If I do n't come down in time to get tea , get it yourself . I shall not leave the garret until I have thought of some way to change Uncle Abimelech 's mind . '' `` Then you 'll be a prisoner there for the term of your natural life , dear sis , '' said Murray sceptically . `` You 're a clever girl , Prue -- and you 've got enough decision for two -- but you 'll never get the better of Uncle Abimelech . '' `` We 'll see , '' I said resolutely , and up to the garret I went . I shut the door and bolted it good and fast to make sure . Then I piled some old cushions in the window seat -- for one might as well be comfortable when one is thinking as not -- and went over the whole ground from the beginning . Outside the wind was thrashing the broad , leafy top of the maple whose tallest twigs reached to the funny grey eaves of our old house . One roly-poly little sparrow blew or flew to the sill and sat there for a minute , looking at me with knowing eyes . Down below I could see Murray in a corner of the yard , pottering over a sick duck . He had set its broken leg and was nursing it back to health . Anyone except Uncle Abimelech could see that Murray was simply born to be a doctor and that it was flying in the face of Providence to think of making him anything else .
From the garret windows I could see all over the farm , for the XXXXX is on the hill end of it .
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