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Roland nodded across at his sister. 'That's the proper real Easter,' he said; 'that's when Mr. Bob's lilies will be out.' ROLAND NODDED ACROSS AT HIS SISTER THAT'S THE PROPER REAL EASTER HE SAID THAT'S WHEN MISTER BOB'S LILIES WILL BE OUT
prise that awaited them. Golden sheets of daffodil and white narcissus bordered the dark evergreen shrubberies; edging the old lawn were clumps of violets and primroses. Hyacinths, tulips, and other bulbs were making the flower beds a mass of bright colour, and the lilac and laburnum trees seemed overweighted with their bloom. Roland could hardly find voice to express his delight, but Olive trotted here and there, breaking out into happy peals of laughter. 'It's better than ever I thought! It's lovelier than India! It's all true, and Easter is here at last!' Then, after their admiration had worked itself out, they implored to be taken down to the lodge. 'No, no,' said nurse; 'you have been out long enough You must get stronger before you can take that walk. Be good children and come indoors now.' 'When does Easter Sunday come?' asked Roland, as he and his sister were enjoying their basins of beef-tea at the nursery table shortly afterwards. 'It is only a week to-morrow,' was the reply. O THEM WERE ONLY PART OF THE GREAT SURPRISE THAT AWAITED THEM GOLDEN SHEETS OF DAFFODIL AND WHITE NARCISSUS BORDERED THE DARK EVERGREEN SHRUBBERIES EDGING THE OLD LAWN WERE CLUMPS OF VIOLETS AND PRIMROSES HYACINTHS TULIPS AND OTHER BULBS WERE MAKING THE FLOWER BEDS A MASS OF BRIGHT COLOR AND THE LILAC AND LABURNUM TREES SEEMED OVERWEIGHTED WITH THEIR BLOOM ROLLIN COULD HARDLY FIND VOICE TO EXPRESS HIS DELIGHT BUT OLIVE TROTTED HERE AND THERE BREAKING OUT INTO HAPPY PEALS OF LAUGHTER IT'S BETTER THAN EVER I THOUGHT IT'S LOVELIER THAN INDIA IT'S ALL TRUE AND EASTER IS HERE AT LAST THEN AFTER THEIR ADMIRATION HAD WORKED ITSELF OUT THEY IMPLORED TO BE TAKEN DOWN TO THE LODGE NO NO SAID NURSE YOU HAVE BEEN OUT LONG ENOUGH YOU MUST GET STRONGER BEFORE YOU CAN TAKE THAT WALK BE GOOD CHILDREN AND COME INDOORS NOW WHEN DOES EASTER SUNDAY COME ASKED ROLAND AS HE AND HIS SISTER WERE ENJOYING THEIR BASINS OF BEEF TEA AT THE NURSERY TABLE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS IT IS ONLY A WEEK TO MORROW WAS THE REPLY
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