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For herself also she obtained an entirely new outfit . If John could only be induced to go to the christening ! Possibly he might ; she would make one more effort . One day when he came home at noon she met him smilingly at the door . `` John , come with me a minute , '' she said , and led the way up the winding stairway , into the finest chamber . The bed and every article of furniture was made to do duty in supporting beautiful and costly fabrics . `` What !