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And Arden was Dickie's own name too, in this old life, and his father was Sir Richard Arden, of Deptford and Aylesbury. And his tutor was Mr. Parados, called Parrot nose "for short" by his disrespectful pupils. AND ARDEN WAS DICKIE'S OWN NAME TOO IN HIS OLD LIFE AND HIS FATHER WAS SIR RICHARD ARDEN OF DEPTFORD AND AYLESBURY AND HIS TUTOR WAS MISTER PARADOX CALLED PARROT NOSE FOR SHORT BY HIS DISRESPECTFUL PUPILS
d at it, but I thought of thee, and for this once I did all his biddings. So now we are free. Come play ball in the garden!" His cousin looked up from her sampler, set the frame down and jumped up. "I am so glad," she said. "I do hate this horrid sampler!" And as she said it Dickie had a most odd feeling, rather as if a clock had struck, or had stopped striking--a feeling of sudden change. But he could not wait to wonder about it or to question what it was that he really felt. His cousin was waiting. "Come, Elfrida," he said, and held out his hand. They went together into the garden. Now if you have read a book called "The House of Arden" you will already know that Dickie's cousins were called Edred and Elfrida, and that their father, Lord Arden, had a beautiful castle by the sea, as well as a house in London, and that he and his wife were great favorites at the Court of King James the First. If you have not read that book, and didn't already know these things--well, you know them now. ONE MINE IS TOO OLD PARROT KNOWS KEPT ME HARD AT IT BUT I THOUGHT OF THEE AND FOR THIS ONCE I DID ALL HIS BIDDINGS SO NOW WE ARE FREE COME PLAY BALL IN THE GARDEN HIS COUSIN LOOKED UP FROM HER SAMPLER SET THE FRAME DOWN AND JUMPED UP I AM SO GLAD SHE SAID I DO HATE THIS HORRID SAMPLER AND AS SHE SAID IT DICKIE HAD A MOST ODD FEELING RATHER AS IF A CLOCK HAD STRUCK OR HAD STOPPED STRIKING A FEELING OF SUDDEN CHANGE BUT HE COULD NOT WAIT TO WONDER ABOUT IT OR TO QUESTION WHAT IT WAS HE REALLY FELT HIS COUSIN WAS WAITING COME ELFRIDA HE SAID AND HELD OUT HIS HAND THEY WENT TOGETHER INTO THE GARDEN NOW IF YOU HAVE READ A BOOK CALLED THE HOUSE OF ARDEN YOU WILL ALREADY KNOW THAT DICKIE'S COUSINS WERE CALLED ELMRED AND ELFRIDA AND THAT THEIR FATHER LORD ARDEN HAD A BEAUTIFUL CASTLE BY THE SEA AS WELL AS A HOUSE IN LONDON AND THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE GREAT FAVORITES AT THE COURT OF KING JAMES THE FIRST IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THAT BOOK AND DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW THESE THINGS WELL YOU KNOW THEM NOW
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