Hugging it to my body tightly, I saw Mother frown. She snatched the bear from my arms and replaced it on the shelf. "Thank you, but no thank you, monsieur." She patted me on the head. "Stop wanting it, Victoire." I couldn't though. The storekeeper kept handing me the bear and declaring it was free, and Mother kept putting it away. Finally she gave
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