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(Of course the Admiral might have stopped the children from calling him Addy, but they seemed to do it because "Admiral" was difficult, and anyway they loved him so much they simply had to take some liberties with him. Besides, although he was the greatest disciplinarian that ever walked a deck, he was so soft and flexible on land that he was perfectly ridiculous and delightful.) OF COURSE THE ADMIRAL MIGHT HAVE STOPPED THE CHILDREN FROM CALLING HIM ADDIE BUT THEY SEEMED TO DO IT BECAUSE ADMIRAL IT WAS DIFFICULT AND ANYWAY THEY LOVED HIM SO MUCH THEY SIMPLY HAD TO TAKE SOME LIBERTIES WITH HIM BESIDES ALTHOUGH HE WAS THE GREATEST DISCIPLINARIAN THAT EVER WALKED A DECK HE WAS SO SOFT AND FLEXIBLE ON LAND THAT HE WAS PERFECTLY RIDICULOUS AND DELIGHTFUL
hard enough, but they are mostly the work of the lady in the chair. Come on and say how d'ye do." Before many Saturdays the Admiral's lap had superseded all other places as a gathering ground for the little Careys, whom he called the stormy petrels. "Mother Carey," he explained to them, came from the Latin _mater cara_, this being not only his personal conviction, but one that had the backing of Brewer's "Dictionary of Phrase and Fable." "The French call them _Les Oiseaux de Notre Dame_. That means 'The Birds of our Lady,' Kitty, and they are the sailors' friends. Mother Carey sends them to warn seafarers of approaching storms and bids them go out all over the seas to show the good birds the way home. You'll have your hands full if you're going to be Mother Carey's chickens." "I'd love to show good birds the way home!" said Gilbert. "Can a naughty bird show a good bird the way home, Addy?" This bland question came from Nancy, who had a decided talent for sarcasm, considering her years. PE I'VE GIVEN THEM SOMETHING I'VE TRIED HARD ENOUGH BUT THEY'RE MOSTLY THE WORK OF THE LADY IN THE CHAIR COME ON AND SAY HOW'D YOU DO BEFORE MANY SATURDAYS THE ADMIRAL'S LAP HAD SUPERSEDED ALL OTHER PLACES AS A GATHERING GROUND FOR THE LITTLE CAREYS WHOM HE CALLED THE STORMY PETRELS MOTHER CAREY HE EXPLAINED TO THEM CAME FROM THE LATIN MATTERKARA THIS BEING NOT ONLY HIS PERSONAL CONVICTION BUT ONE THAT HAD THE BACKING OF BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE THE FRENCH CALL THEM LA OUAZOU DE NOTRE DANT THIS MEANS THE BIRDS OF OUR LADY KITTY AND THEY ARE THE SAILOR'S FRIENDS MOTHER CAREY SENDS THEM TO WARN SEAFARERS OF APPROACHING STORMS AND BIDS THEM GO OUT ALL OVER THE SEAS TO SHOW THE GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME YOU'LL HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS I'D LOVE TO SHOW GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME SAID GILBERT CAN A NAUGHTY BIRD SHOW A GOOD BIRD THE WAY HOME ADDIE THIS BLAND QUESTION CAME FROM NANCY WHO HAD A DECIDED TALENT FOR SARCASIN CONSIDERING HER YEARS
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