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"But, Muddy dear, you weren't in earnest?" BUT MODIE DEAR YOU WEREN'T IN EARNEST
manure; he says it's going to be an early season and a grand hay crop. We'll get fifty dollars for our field." "That will be in July, and this is March," said his mother. "Still, the small reversible Van Twiller will carry us through May, with our other income. But the saving days are over, and the earning days have come, dears! I am the oldest and the biggest, I must begin." "Never!" cried Nancy. "You slave enough for us, as it is, but you shall never slave for anybody else; shall she, Gilly?" "Not if I know it!" answered Gilbert with good ringing emphasis. "Another winter I fear we must close the Yellow House and--" The rest of Mother Carey's remark was never heard, for at Nancy's given signal the four younger Careys all swooned on the floor. Nancy had secretly trained Peter so that he was the best swooner of the family, and his comical imitation of Nancy was so mirth-compelling that Mother Carey laughed and declared there was no such thing as talking seriously to children like hers. A MARCH BLUFF OSH POPPIN SAYS SNOW IS THE POOR MAN'S MANURE HE SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE AN EARLY SEASON AND A GRAND HAYCROP WE'LL GET FIFTY DOLLARS FOR OUR FIELD THAT WILL BE IN JULY AND THIS IS MARCH SAID HIS MOTHER STILL THE SMALL REVERSABLE VAN TWILLER WILL CARRY US THROUGH MAY WITH OUR OTHER INCOME BUT SAVING DAYS ARE OVER AND THE EARNING DAYS ARE COME DEARS I AM THE OLDEST AND THE BIGGEST I MUST BEGIN NEVER CRIED NANCY YOU SLAVE ENOUGH FOR US AS IT IS BUT YOU'LL NEVER SLAVE FOR ANYBODY ELSE SHALL SHE GILLY NOT IF I KNOW IT SAID GILBERT WITH A GOOD RINGING EMPHASIS ANOTHER WINTER I FEAR WE MUST CLOSE THE YELLOW HOUSE AND THE REST OF MOTHER CAREY'S REMARK WAS NEVER HEARD FOR AT NANCY'S GIVEN SIGNAL THE FOUR YOUNGER CAREYS ALL SWOONED ON THE FLOOR NANCY HAD SECRETLY TRAINED PETER SO THAT HE WAS THE BEST SWOONER OF THE FAMILY AND HIS COMICAL IMITATION OF NANCY WAS SO MIRTH COMPELLING THAT MOTHER CAREY LAUGHED AND DECLARED THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS TALKING SERIOUSLY TO CHILDREN LIKE HERS
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