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Thrilling is the only word that will properly describe it, and the group that followed his departure from the upper windows used it freely and generously. He had gone gayly downstairs and Nancy flung after him a small packet in an envelope, just as he reached the door. THRILLING IS THE ONLY WORD THAT WILL PROPERLY DESCRIBE IT AND THE GROUP THAT FOLLOWED HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE UPPER WINDOWS USED IT FREELY AND GENEROUSLY HE HAD GONE GAYLY DOWNSTAIRS AND NANCY FLUNG AFTER HIM A SMALL PACKET AND AN ENVELOPE JUST AS HE REACHED THE DOOR
uld be to give him a few delightful responsibilities, such as would appeal to his pride and sense of importance, and gradually to mingle with them certain duties of headship neither so simple nor so agreeable. Beulah would be a delightful beginning. Nancy the Pathfinder would have packed a bag and gone to Beulah on an hour's notice; found the real-estate dealer, in case there was such a metropolitan article in the village; looked up her father's old friend the Colonel with the forgotten surname; discovered the owner of the charming house, rented it, and brought back the key in triumph! But Nancy was a girl rich in courage and enterprise, while Gilbert's manliness and leadership and discretion and consideration for others needed a vigorous, decisive, continued push. If Nancy's idea was good, Mother Carey's idea matched it! To see Gilbert, valise in hand, eight dollars in pocket, leaving Charlestown on a Friday noon after school, was equal to watching Columbus depart for an unknown land. HER THE WAY TO BEGIN WOULD BE TO GIVE HIM A FEW DELIGHTFUL RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS WOULD APPEAL TO HIS PRIDE AND SENSE OF IMPORTANCE AND GRADUALLY TO MINGLE WITH HIM CERTAIN DUTIES OF HEADSHIP NEITHER SO SIMPLE NOR SO AGREEABLE BEULAH WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL BEGINNING NANCY THE PATHFINDER WOULD HAVE PACKED A BAG AND GONE TO BEULAH ON AN HOUR'S NOTICE FOUND THE REAL ESTATE DEALER IN CASE THERE WAS SUCH A METROPOLITAN ARTICLE IN THE VILLAGE LOOKED UP HER FATHER'S OLD FRIEND THE COLONEL WITH THE FORGOTTEN SURNAME DISCOVERED THE OWNER OF THE CHARMING HOUSE RENTED IT AND BROUGHT BACK THE KEY IN TRIUMPH BUT NANCY WAS A GIRL RICH IN COURAGE AND ENTERPRISE WHILE GILBERT'S MANLINESS AND LEADERSHIP AND DISCRETION AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS NEEDED A VIGOROUS DECISIVE CONTINUED PUSH IF NANCY'S IDEA WAS GOOD MOTHER CAREY'S IDEA MATCHED IT TO SEE GILBERT VALISE IN HAND EIGHT DOLLARS IN POCKET LEAVING CHARLESTOWN ON A FRIDAY NOON AFTER SCHOOL WAS EQUAL TO WATCHING COLUMBUS DEPART FOR AN UNKNOWN LAND
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