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Most of the boys afterward went to lunch with the wretched Secretary Moody on the _Dolphin_. Ted had the younger ones very much on his mind, and when he got back said they had been altogether too much like a March Hare tea party, as Archie, Nicholas and Oliver were not alive to the dignity of the occasion. MOST OF THE BOYS AFTERWARD WENT TO LUNCH WITH THE WRETCHED SECRETARY MOODY ON THE DOLPHIN TED HAD THE YOUNGER ONES VERY MUCH ON HIS MIND AND WHEN HE GOT BACK SAID THEY HAD BEEN ALTOGETHER TOO MUCH LIKE A MARCH HARE TEA PARTY AS ARCHIE NICHOLAS AND OLIVER WERE NOT ALIVE TO THE DIGNITY OF THE OCCASION
e chopped, and shot, and rode together. He was delighted with Wyoming, and, as always, was extremely nice to the children. The other day all the children gave amusing amateur theatricals, gotten up by Lorraine and Ted. The acting was upon Laura Roosevelt's tennis court. All the children were most cunning, especially Quentin as Cupid, in the scantiest of pink muslin tights and bodice. Ted and Lorraine, who were respectively George Washington and Cleopatra, really carried off the play. At the end all the cast joined hands in a song and dance, the final verse being devoted especially to me. I love all these children and have great fun with them, and I am touched by the way in which they feel that I am their special friend, champion, and companion. To-day all, young and old, from the three houses went with us to Service on the great battleship _Kearsarge_--for the fleet is here to be inspected by me to-morrow. It was an impressive sight, one which I think the children will not soon forget. NT A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH ME WE CHOPPED AND SHOT AND RODE TOGETHER HE WAS DELIGHTED WITH WYOMING AND AS ALWAYS WAS EXTREMELY NICE TO THE CHILDREN THE OTHER DAY ALL THE CHILDREN GAVE AMUSING AMATEUR THEATRICALS GOTTEN UP BY LORRAINE AND TED THE ACTING WAS UPON LAURA ROOSEVELT'S TENNIS COURT ALL THE CHILDREN WERE MOST CUNNING ESPECIALLY QUINTON AS CUPID IN THE SCANTIEST OF PINK MUSLIN TIGHTS AND BODICE TED AND LORRAINE WHO WERE RESPECTIVELY GEORGE WASHINGTON AND CLEOPATRA REALLY CARRIED OFF THE PLAY AT THE END ALL THE CAST JOINED HANDS IN A SONG AND DANCE THE FINAL VERSE BEING DEVOTED ESPECIALLY TO ME I LOVE ALL THESE CHILDREN AND HAVE GREAT FUN WITH THEM AND I AM TOUCHED BY THE WAY IN WHICH THEY FEEL THAT I AM THEIR SPECICIAL FRIEND CHAMPION AND COMPANION TO DAY ALL YOUNG AND OLD FROM THE THREE HOUSES WENT WITH US TO SERVICE ON THE GREAT BATTLESHIP KERSARGE FOR THE FLEET IS HERE TO BE INSPECTED BY ME TO MORROW IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT ONE WHICH I THINK THE CHILDREN WILL NOT SOON FORGET
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