Lucy didn't mind talking about her family's shop--it was good advertising, after all! And besides that, it was something Lucy was genuinely passionate about. "Some parts are, I suppose," she said. "Though chores makes it sound more unpleasant than I find it!" The older she got, the more responsibilities she was entrusted with, which Lucy thought was good, really. She wanted to be worthy of taking on the shop when the time came, and surely that was a good sign to that effect.

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