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There came a day when even Peter realized that life was real and life was earnest. THERE CAME A DAY WHEN EVEN PETER REALIZED THAT LIFE WAS REAL AND LIFE WAS EARNEST
eceive an undue share of invitations to the Chadwick house. Nancy had made two visits in succession, both offered in the nature of tributes to her charms and virtues, and she did not wish a third. "If you two can't be _more_ attractive, then I'll be _less_, that's all," was her edict. "'Turn and turn about' has got to be the rule in this matter. I'm not going to wear the martyr's crown alone; it will adorn your young brows every now and then or I'll know the reason why!" It was Nancy's idea to let Joanna go, and divide her work among the various members of the family. It was also Nancy's idea that, there being no strictly masculine bit of martyrdom to give to Gilbert, he should polish the silver for his share. This was an idea that proved so unpopular with Gilbert that it was speedily relinquished. Gilbert was wonderful with tools, so wonderful that Mother Carey feared he would be a carpenter instead of the commander of a great war ship; but there seemed to be no odd jobs to offer him. HERE SHOULD BE NO FAVORITE TO RECEIVE AN UNDUE SHARE OF INVITATIONS TO THE CHADWICK HOUSE NANCY HAD MADE TWO VISITS IN SUCCESSION BOTH OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF TRIBUTES TO HER CHARMS AND VIRTUES BUT SHE DID NOT WISH A THIRD IF YOU TWO CAN'T BE MORE ATTRACTIVE THEN I'LL BE LESS THAT'S ALL WAS HER EDICT TURN AND TURN ABOUT HAS GOT TO BE THE RULE IN THIS MATTER I'M NOT GOING TO WEAR THE MARTYR'S CROWN ALONE IT WILL ADORN YOUR YOUNG BROWS EVERY NOW AND THEN OR I'LL KNOW THE REASON WHY IT WAS NANCY'S IDEA TO LET JOANNA GO AND DIVIDE HER WORK AMONG THE VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IT WAS ALSO NANCY'S IDEA THAT THERE BEING NO STRICTLY MASCULINE BIT OF MARTYRDOM TO GIVE TO GILBERT HE SHOULD POLISH THE SILVER FOR HIS SHARE THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT PROVED SO UNPOPULAR WITH GILBERT THAT IT WAS SPEEDILY RELINQUISHED GILBERT WAS WONDERFUL WITH TOOLS SO WONDERFUL THAT MOTHER CAREY FEARED HE WOULD BE A CARPENTER INSTEAD OF THE COMMANDER OF A GREAT WARSHIP BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO ODD JOBS TO OFFER HIM
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