[For a second, she feels that oddly contradictory rush of a girl not under a parent's authority: the thrill of freedom, the worry about what she should be doing.
But to tell the truth, she thinks Mama would approve of Luke. And she has nowhere else she wants to be this evening.]
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But to tell the truth, she thinks Mama would approve of Luke. And she has nowhere else she wants to be this evening.]
I might take you at your word.