"I'm sure they'd understand if I didn't visit every time," Lucy said confidently. She was sure that her family wanted her to make the most of her time at school, after all, and part of that was enjoying the social aspect. "Though I always think those of us with family shops on the high street are incredibly lucky--it's so easy to stop in if we want to!" Many of her classmates were much better off than the Tattings, but Lucy thought that in this, at least, families like hers had the advantage. Though there was always the chance that if she stopped in at the shop, she would be expected to help out, but Lucy didn't really mind that.

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