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Major Taylor in Doubt
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kid, with plenty of spunk and a good sport to boot.

And so Rebecca's kinship rested—undetermined. Spottswood was passively friendly and his sisters were coldly hostile to the dark-haired little girl. And Major Taylor pondered and waited.