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Peter took a constant succession of articles to the shed, where packing was going on, but his chief treasures were deposited in a basket at the front gate, with the idea that they would be transported as his personal baggage. PETER TOOK A CONSTANT SECESSION OF ARTICLES TO THE SHED WHERE PACKING WAS GOING ON BUT HIS CHIEF TREASURES WERE DEPOSITED IN A BASKET AT THE FRONT GATE WITH THE IDEA THAT THEY WOULD BE TRANSPORTED AS HIS PERSONAL BAGGAGE
inual bustle from morning till night, and a spirit of merriment that had long been absent. The Scotch have a much prettier word than we for all this, and what we term moving they call "flitting." The word is not only prettier, but in this instance more appropriate. It was such a buoyant, youthful affair, this Carey flitting. Light forms darted up and down the stairs and past the windows, appearing now at the back, now at the front of the house, with a picture, or a postage stamp, or a dish, or a penwiper, or a pillow, or a basket, or a spool. The chorus of "Where shall we put this, Muddy?" "Where will this go?" "May we throw this away?" would have distracted a less patient parent. When Gilbert returned from school at four, the air was filled with sounds of hammering and sawing and filing, screwing and unscrewing, and it was joy unspeakable to be obliged (or at least almost obliged) to call in clarion tones to one another, across the din and fanfare, and to compel answers in a high key. AND FIND SOME HOPE AND COMFORT THERE THERE WAS A CONTINUAL BUSTLE FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT AND A SPIRIT OF MERRIMENT THAT HAD LONG BEEN ABSENT THE SCOTCH HAVE A MUCH PRETTIER WORD THAN WE FOR ALL THIS AND WHAT WE TERM MOVING THEY CALL FLITTING THE WORD IS NOT ONLY PRETTIER BUT IN THIS INSTANCE MORE APPROPRIATE IT WAS SUCH A BUOYANT USEFUL AFFAIR THIS CAREY FLITTING LIGHT FORMS DARTED UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS AND PAST THE WINDOWS APPEARING NOW AT THE BACK NOW AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH A PITCHER OR POSTAGE STAMP OR DISH OR PEN WIPER OR PILLOW OR BASKET OR SPOOL THE CHORUS OF WHERE SHALL WE PUT THIS MUDDY WHERE WILL THIS GO MAY WE THROW THIS AWAY WOULD HAVE DISTRACTED A LESS PATIENT PARENT WHEN GILBERT RETURNED FROM SCHOOL AT FOUR THE AIR WAS FILLED WITH SOUNDS OF HAMMERING AND SAWING AND FILING SCREWING AND UNSCREWING AND IT WAS JOY UNSPEAKABLE TO BE OBLIGED OR AT LEAST ALMOST OBLIGED TO CALL IN CLARION TONES TO ONE ANOTHER ACROSS THE DIN AND FANFARE AND TO COMPEL ANSWERS IN A HIGH KEY
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