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"I remember." "It was one of Gilbert's thirsty days, and we stopped at nearly every convenient pump to give him drinks of water, and at noon we came to the loveliest wayside well with a real moss covered bucket; do you remember?" I REMEMBER IT WAS ONE OF GILBERT'S THIRSTY DAYS AND WE STOPPED AT NEARLY EVERY CONVENIENT PUMP TO GIVE HIM DRINKS OF WATER AND AT NOON WE CAME TO THE LOVELIEST WAYSIDE WELL WITH A REAL MOSS COVERED BUCKET DO YOU REMEMBER
, grows by degrees to possess delightful associations. Mother Carey enjoyed it so much from Peter that she even permitted it to be taken up by the elder children. "You mustn't have ideas after nine P.M., Nancy!" chided her mother. "Wrap the blue blanket around you and sit down with me near the fire." "You're not to say I'm romantic or unpractical," insisted Nancy, leaning against her mother's knees and looking up into her face,--"indeed, you're not to say anything of any importance till I'm all finished. I'm going to tell it in a long story, too, so as to work on your feelings and make you say yes." "Very well, I'm all ears!" "Now put on your thinking cap! Do you remember once, years and years ago, before Peter it was, that father took us on a driving trip through some dear little villages in Maine?" (The Careys never dated their happenings eighteen hundred and anything. It was always: Just before Peter, Immediately after Peter, or A Long Time after Peter, which answered all purposes.) THE CHEEK AND ARDENT IF SOMEWHAT STICKY KISSES GROWS BY DEGREES TO POSSESS DELIGHTFUL ASSOCIATIONS MOTHER CAREY ENJOYED IT SO MUCH FROM PETER THAT SHE EVEN PERMITTED IT TO BE TAKEN UP BY THE ELDER CHILDREN YOU MUSTN'T HAVE IDEAS AFTER NINE P M NANCY CHIDED HER MOTHER WRAP THE BLUE BLANKET ROUND YOU AND SIT DOWN WITH ME NEAR THE FIRE YOU'RE NOT TO SAY I'M ROMANTIC OR UNPRACTICAL INSISTED NANCY LEANING AGAINST HER MOTHER'S KNEES AND LOOKING UP INTO HER FACE INDEED YOU'RE NOT TO SAY ANYTHING OF ANY IMPORTANCE TILL I'M ALL FINISHED I'M GOING TO TELL IT IN A LONG STORY TOO SO AS TO WORK ON YOUR FEELINGS AND MAKE YOU SAY YES VERY WELL I'M ALL EARS NOW PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAP DO YOU REMEMBER ONCE YEARS AND YEARS AGO BEFORE PETER IT WAS THAT FATHER TOOK US ON A DRIVING TRIP THROUGH SOME DEAR LITTLE VILLAGES IN MAINE THE CAREYS NEVER DATED THEIR HAPPENINGS EIGHTEEN HUNDRED IN ANYTHING IT WAS ALWAYS JUST BEFORE PETER IMMEDIATELY AFTER PETER OR A LONG TIME AFTER PETER WHICH ANSWERED ALL PURPOSES
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