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"C'mere," Aunt Amy said, grabbing him by the arm. "Help me look for that ironing board." When the ironing board was finally located, Mother had something for him to do. C'MERE AUNT AMY SAID GRABBING HIM BY THE ARM HELP ME LOOK FOR THAT IRONING BOARD WHEN THE IRONING BOARD WAS FINALLY LOCATED MOTHER HAD SOMETHING FOR HIM TO DO
up and up in one smooth sweep until the green and tawny faded into hazy heights of rock. It was waiting for him. "Come and climb," it whispered, "come and climb." But there was a great deal to do first. They were going to move into the new house. The moving van was standing out in front, the car must be unloaded. David would be needed to carry things. Regretfully, he waved his hand at the peak and whispered, "It shouldn't take long--I'll be back as soon as I can." Then he went around to the front door to see what could be done about speeding things up. [Illustration] Inside, everything was in confusion. Dad was pushing chairs and tables around in an aimless way. Mother was saying, "They'll all have to go out again; we forgot to put down the rug first." Aunt Amy was making short dashes between the kitchen and the dining room, muttering to herself. And Beckie was roaring in her crib because it was time for her bottle. David asked, "Can I do anything?"--hoping that the answer would be no.  BEYOND THE HEDGE THE MOUNTAIN SIDE AWAITED HIM GOING UP AND UP IN ONE SMOOTH SWEEP UNTIL THE GREEN AND TAWNY FADED INTO HAZY HEIGHTS OF ROCK IT WAS WAITING FOR HIM COME AND CLIMB IT WHISPERED COME AND CLIMB BUT THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL TO DO FIRST THEY WERE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE NEW HOUSE THE MOVING VAN WAS STANDING OUT IN FRONT THE CAR MUST BE UNLOADED DAVID WOULD BE NEEDED TO CARRY THINGS REGRETFULLY HE WAVED HIS HAND AT THE PEAK AND WHISPERED IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN THEN HE WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT DOOR TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT SPEEDING THINGS UP INSIDE EVERYTHING WAS IN CONFUSION DAD WAS PUSHING CHAIRS AND TABLES AROUND IN AN AIMLESS WAY MOTHER WAS SAYING THEY'LL ALL HAVE TO GO OUT AGAIN WE FORGOT TO PUT DOWN THE RUG FIRST AUNT AMY WAS MAKING SHORT DASHES BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM MUTTERING TO HERSELF AND BECKY WAS ROARING IN HER CRIB BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR HER BOTTLE DAVID ASKED CAN I DO ANYTHING HOPING THAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE NO
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