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"All four for the Navy, perhaps," laughed the young man. "Nancy has already chosen a Rear Admiral and Kathleen a Commodore; they are modest little girls!" "They do you credit, Peter!" "I hope I've given them something,  I've tried hard enough, but they are mostly the work of the lady in the chair. Come on and say how d'ye do." ALL FOUR FOR THE NAVY PERHAPS LAUGHED THE YOUNG MAN NANCY HAS ALREADY CHOSEN A REAL ADMIRAL AND KATHLEEN A COMMODORE THEY ARE MODEST LITTLE GIRLS THEY DO YOU CREDIT PETER I HOPE I'VE GIVEN THEM SOMETHING I'VE TRIED HARD ENOUGH BUT THEY'RE MOSTLY THE WORK OF THE LADY IN THE CHAIR COME ON AND SAY HOW'D YOU DO
ernoon a little earlier than had been expected, and they went to find the family in the garden. Laughter and the sound of voices led them to the summer-house, and as they parted the syringa bushes they looked through them and surprised the charming group. A throng of children like to flowers were sown About the grass beside, or climbed her knee. I looked who were that favored company. That is the way a poet would have described what the Admiral saw, and if you want to see anything truly and beautifully you must generally go to a poet. Mrs. Carey held Peter, then a crowing baby, in her lap. Gilbert was tickling Peter's chin with a buttercup, Nancy was putting a wreath of leaves on her mother's hair, and Kathleen was swinging from an apple-tree bough, her yellow curls flying. "Might I inquire what you think of that?" asked the father. "Well," the Admiral said, "mothers and children make a pretty good picture at any time, but I should say this one couldn't be 'beat.' Two for the Navy, eh? HIS FRIEND HOME ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON A LITTLE EARLIER THAN HAD BEEN EXPECTED AND THEY WENT TO FIND THE FAMILY IN THE GARDEN LAUGHTER AND A SOUND OF VOICES LED THEM TO THE SUMMER HOUSE AND AS THEY PARTED WITH SYRINGA BUSHES THEY LOOKED THROUGH THEM AND SURPRISED THE CHARMING GROUP A THRONG OF CHILDREN LIKE TO FLOWERS WERE SOWN ABOUT THE GRASS BESIDE OR CLIMBED HER KNEE I LOOKED TOO WITH A FAVORED COMPANY THAT IS THE WAY A POET WOULD HAVE DESCRIBED WHAT THE ADMIRAL SAW AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANYTHING TRULY AND BEAUTIFULLY YOU MUST GENERALLY GO TO A POET MISSUS CAREY HELD PETER THEN A CROWING BABY IN HER LAP GILBERT WAS TICKLING PETER'S CHIN WITH A BUTTERCUP NANCY WAS PUTTING A WREATH OF LEAVES ON HER MOTHER'S HAIR AND KATHLEEN WAS SWINGING FROM AN APPLE TREE BOUGH HER YELLOW CURLS FLYING MIGHT I INQUIRE WHAT YOU THINK OF THAT ASKED THE FATHER WELL THE ADMIRAL SAID MOTHERS AND CHILDREN MAKE A PRETTY GOOD PICTURE AT ANY TIME BUT I SHOULD SAY THIS ONE COULDN'T BE BEAT TWO FOR THE NAVY EH
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