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Also, as usual, they displayed a touching and firm conviction that my cooking is unequalled. It was of a simple character, consisting of frying beefsteak first and then potatoes in bacon fat, over the camp fire; but they certainly ate in a way that showed their words were not uttered in a spirit of empty compliment. ALSO AS USUAL THEY DISPLAYED AS TOUCHING AND FIRM CONVICTION THAT MY COOKING IS UNEQUALLED IT WAS OF A SIMPLE CHARACTER CONSISTING OF FRYING BEEFSTEAK FIRST AND THEN POTATOES IN BACON FAT OVER THE CAMP FIRE BUT THEY CERTAINLY ATE IT IN A WAY THAT SHOWED THEIR WORDS WERE NOT JUST UTTERED IN A SPIRIT OF EMPTY COMPLIMENT
r disconcerted by the fact that they persist in regarding me as a playmate. This afternoon, for instance, was rainy, and all of them from George, Ted, Lorraine and Ethel down to Archibald, Nicholas and Quentin, with the addition of Aleck Russell and Ensign Hamner, came to get me to play with them in the old barn. They plead so hard that I finally gave in, but upon my word, I hardly knew whether it was quite right for the President to be engaged in such wild romping as the next two hours saw. The barn is filled with hay, and of course meets every requirement for the most active species of hide-and-seek and the like. Quentin enjoyed the game as much as any one, and would jump down from one hay level to another fifteen feet below with complete abandon. I took Kermit and Archie, with Philip, Oliver and Nicholas out for a night's camping in the two rowboats last week. They enjoyed themselves heartily, as usual, each sleeping rolled up in his blanket, and all getting up at an unearthly hour. E ALWAYS TOGETHER I AM RATHER DISCONCERTED BY THE FACT THAT THEY PERSIST IN REGARDING ME AS A PLAYMATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR INSTANCE WAS RAINY AND ALL OF THEM FROM GEORGE TED LORRAINE AND ETHEL DOWN TO ARCHIBALD NICHOLAS AND QUINTON WITH THE ADDITION OF ALEC RUSSELL AND ENSIGN HAMNER CAME TO GET ME TO PLAY WITH THEM IN THE OLD BARN THEY PLEAD SO HARD THAT I FINALLY GAVE IN BUT UPON MY WORD I HARDLY KNEW WHETHER IT WAS QUITE RIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH WILD ROMPING AS THE NEXT TWO HOURS SAW THE BARN IS FILLED WITH HAY AND OF COURSE MEETS EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR THE MOST ACTIVE SPECIES OF HIDE AND SEEK AND THE LIKE QUINTON ENJOYED THE GAME AS MUCH AS ANY ONE AND WOULD JUMP DOWN FROM ONE HAY LEVEL TO ANOTHER FIFTEEN FEET BELOW WITH COMPLETE ABANDON I TOOK KERMIT AND ARCHY WITH PHILIP OLIVER AND NICHOLAS OUT FOR A NIGHT'S CAMPING IN THE TWO ROWBOATS LAST WEEK THEY ENJOYED THEMSELVES HARDLY AS USUAL EACH SLEEPING ROLLED UP IN HIS BLANKET AND ALL GETTING UP AT AN UNEARTHLY HOUR
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