Also , his evenings were so full of work that he seldom joined the others in Rainbow Valley now .<br>He seemed to be drifting away into grown-up land .<br>`` What is the matter with you all to-night ? ''<br>he asked .<br>`` There 's no fun in you . ''<br>`` Not much , '' agreed Faith dolefully .<br>`` There would n't be much fun in you either if YOU knew you were disgracing your father and making people talk about you . ''<br>`` Who 's been talking about you now ? ''<br>`` Everybody -- so Mary Vance says . ''<br>And Faith poured out her troubles to sympathetic Jem .
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