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The Admiral smiled; a grave, lovely smile that often crept into his eyes when he held Mother Carey's chickens on his knee. He kissed Nancy on the little white spot behind the ear where the brown hair curled in tiny rings like grape tendrils, soft as silk and delicate as pencil strokes. THE ADMIRAL SMILED A GRAVE LOVELY SMILE THAT OFTEN CREPT INTO HIS EYES WHEN HE HELD MOTHER KARA'S CHICKENS ON HIS KNEE HE KISSED NANCY ON THE LITTLE WHITE SPOT BEHIND THE EAR WHERE THE BROWN HAIR CURLED IN TINY RINGS LIKE GRAPE TENDRILS SOFT AS SILK AND DELICATE AS PENCIL STROKES
 to father!" Nancy's life was set to a new tune from that moment. Here was her spur, her creed; the incentive, the inspiration she had lacked. She did not suddenly grow older than her years, but simply, in the twinkling of an eye, came to a realization of herself, her opportunity, her privilege, her duty; the face of life had changed, and Nancy changed with it. "Do you love me next to mother?" the Admiral had asked coaxingly once when Nancy was eight and on his lap as usual. "Oh dear no!" said Nancy thoughtfully, shaking her head. "Why, that's rather a blow to me," the Admiral exclaimed, pinching an ear and pulling a curl. "I flattered myself that when I was on my best behavior I came next to mother." "It's this way, Addy dear," said Nancy, cuddling up to his waistcoat and giving a sigh of delight that there were so many nice people in the world. "It's just this way. First there's mother, and then all round mother there's a wide, wide space; and then father and you come next the space. UST AT THE FIRST YOU SEE DEAR YOU COME NEXT TO FATHER NEXT TO FATHER NANCY'S LIFE WAS SET TO A NEW TUNE FROM THAT MOMENT HERE WAS HER SPUR HER CREED THE INCENTIVE THE INSPIRATION SHE HAD LACKED SHE DID NOT SUDDENLY GROW OLDER THAN HER YEARS BUT SIMPLY IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE CAME TO A REALIZATION OF HERSELF HER OPPORTUNITY HER PRIVILEGE HER DUTY THE FACE OF LIFE HAD CHANGED AND NANCY CHANGED WITH IT DO YOU LOVE ME NEXT TO MOTHER THE ADMIRAL HAD ASKED COAXINGLY ONCE WHEN NANCY WAS EATING ON HIS LAP AS USUAL OH DEAR NO SAID NANCY THOUGHTFULLY SHAKING HER HEAD WHY THAT'S RATHER A BLOW TO ME THE ADMIRAL EXCLAIMED PINCHING AN EAR AND PULLING A CURL I FLATTER MYSELF THAT WHEN I WAS ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR I CAME NEXT TO MOTHER IT'S THIS WAY ADDIE DEAR SAID NANCY CURLING UP TO HIS WAISTCOAT AND GIVING A SIGH OF DELIGHT THAT THERE WERE SO MANY NICE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD IT'S JUST THIS WAY FIRST SAYS MOTHER THEN ALL AROUND MOTHER THERE'S A WIDE WIDE SPACE AND THEN FATHER AND YOU COME NEXT TO SPACE
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