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And that it had to do with the proposed little trip Amy was sure . Yet Mr. and Mrs. Stonington had at first shown much interest in it , and had written to various relatives asking them to entertain the girls . `` Stuck up things ! '' murmured Alice Jallow , toward the close of the noon recess , when the four chums had kept to one corner of the school court , eating their lunches , and never joining in the activities , or talk , of the other pupils . `` I wonder what they can be planning ? '' murmured Alice . `` If they 're getting up a new society , we 'll do the same , and we wo n't ask them to join . ''