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Show CHAPTER SEVEN Mimi, as much Kim, decided that the wicked should not not go unpunished. She began in earnest to try to expose the thief. When Kim returned to her room after basketball practice Monday afternoon, Mimi had the desk piled high with professional looking books. The one she was reading was opened to a page with STEALING written in dark letters on the left hand side of the page. Slouching in the desk chair, Mimi sat mashing her bangs down over the tips of her glasses, which she always did whenever she was thinking hard. She was mumbling to herself as she read. As soon as she realized Kim was behind her, she jumped up from her chair and handed Kim the book she was reading. "This was a duplicate book in my mother's child psychology library. I think you'll find it very interesting." Mimi thrust a thick book with thin pages into Kim's hands. "Start with the part here on kleptomania." Kim began reading the words aloud: "Kleptomania is one form of stealing. It manifests itself by an irresistable urge that a person does not subdue, but rather exploits for the sake of excitement and challenge. 99 ' |
