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One window was open, and there was a last glimpse of the beloved face framed in the dark blue velvet bonnet, one last wave of a hand in a brown muff. "Oh! she is so beautiful!" sobbed Kathleen, "her bonnet is just the color of her eyes; and she was crying!" ONE WINDOW WAS OPEN AND THERE WAS A LAST GLIMPSE OF THE BELOVED FACE FRAMED IN A DARK BLUE VELVET BONNET ONE LAST WAVE OF A HAND IN A BROWN MUFF OH SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL SOBBED KATHLEEN HER BONNET IS JUST THE COLOUR OF HER EYES AND SHE WAS CRYING
ed to the touch of her mother's faith as a harp to the favoring wind, but she said nothing; she only glowed and breathed hard and put her trembling hand about her mother's neck and under her chin. "Now it's time! One more kiss all around. Remember you are Mother Carey's own chickens! There may be gales while I am away, but you must ride over the crests of the billows as merry as so many flying fish! Good-by! Good-by! Oh, my littlest Peter-bird, how can mother leave you?" "I opened the lunch box to see what Ellen gave you, but I only broke off two teenty, weenty corners of sandwiches and one little new-moon bite out of a cookie," said Peter, creating a diversion according to his wont. Ellen and Joanna came to the front door and the children flocked down the frozen pathway to the gate after their mother, getting a touch of her wherever and whenever they could and jumping up and down between whiles to keep warm. Gilbert closed the door of the carriage, and it turned to go down the street. OVE AND LOYALTY SHE RESPONDED TO THE TOUCH OF HER MOTHER'S FAITH AS A HARP TO THE FAVOURING WIND BUT SHE SAID NOTHING SHE ONLY GLOWED AND BREATHED HARD AND PUT HER TREMBLING HAND ABOUT HER MOTHER'S NECK AND UNDER HER CHIN NOW IT'S TIME ONE MORE KISS ALL ROUND REMEMBER YOU ARE MOTHER CAREY'S OWN CHICKENS THERE MAY BE GALES WHILE I AM AWAY BUT YOU MUST RIDE OVER THE CRESTS OF THE BILLOWS AS MERRY AS SO MANY FLYING FISH GOOD BYE GOOD BYE OH MY LITTLEEST PETER BIRD HOW CAN MOTHER LEAVE YOU I OPENED THE LUNCH BOX TO SEE WHAT HELEN GAVE YOU BUT I ONLY BROKE OFF TWO TINTY WINKY CORNERS OF SANDWICHES AND ONE LITTLE NEW MOONBITE OUT OF A COOKY SAID PETER CREATING A DIVERSION ACCORDING TO HIS WONT ELLEN AND JOANNA CAME TO THE FRONT DOOR AND THE CHILDREN FLOCKED DOWN THE FROZEN PATHWAY TO THE GATE AFTER THEIR MOTHER GETTING A TOUCH OF HER WHEREVER AND WHENEVER THEY COULD AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN WHILES TO KEEP WARM GILBERT CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE CARRIAGE AND IT TURNED TO GO DOWN THE STREET
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