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"Why, that's rather a blow to me," the Admiral exclaimed, pinching an ear and pulling a curl. "I flattered myself that when I was on my best behavior I came next to mother." "It's this way, Addy dear," said Nancy, cuddling up to his waistcoat and giving a sigh of delight that there were so many nice people in the world. WHY THAT'S RATHER A BLOW TO ME THE ADMIRAL EXCLAIMED PINCHING AN EAR AND PULLING A CURL I FLATTER MYSELF THAT WHEN I WAS ON MY BEST BEHAVIOR I CAME NEXT TO MOTHER IT'S THIS WAY ADDIE DEAR SAID NANCY CURLING UP TO HIS WAISTCOAT AND GIVING A SIGH OF DELIGHT THAT THERE WERE SO MANY NICE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
 us to love you and take care of you," she said. "It isn't quite so bad as if there was nobody!" Mrs. Carey clasped her close. "Oh! my Nancy! my first, my oldest, God will help me, I know that, but just now I need somebody close and warm and soft; somebody with arms to hold and breath to speak and lips to kiss! I ought not to sadden you, nor lean on you, you are too young, --but I must a little, just at the first. You see, dear, you come next to father!" "Next to father!" Nancy's life was set to a new tune from that moment. Here was her spur, her creed; the incentive, the inspiration she had lacked. She did not suddenly grow older than her years, but simply, in the twinkling of an eye, came to a realization of herself, her opportunity, her privilege, her duty; the face of life had changed, and Nancy changed with it. "Do you love me next to mother?" the Admiral had asked coaxingly once when Nancy was eight and on his lap as usual. "Oh dear no!" said Nancy thoughtfully, shaking her head. ER MOTHER'S QUIETLY STROKING HER HAIR THERE ARE FOUR OF US TO LOVE YOU AND TAKE CARE OF YOU SHE SAID IT ISN'T QUITE SO BAD AS IF THERE WAS NOBODY MISSUS CAREY CLASPED HER CLOSE OH MY NANCY MY FIRST MY OLDEST GOD WILL HELP ME I KNOW THAT BUT JUST NOW I NEED SOMEBODY CLOSE AND WARM AND SOFT SUNDAY WITH ARMS TO HOLD AND BREATH TO SPEAK AND LIPS TO KISS I OUGHT NOT TO SADDEN YOU NOR LEAN ON YOU YOU WERE TOO YOUNG BUT I MUST A LITTLE JUST AT THE FIRST YOU SEE DEAR YOU COME NEXT TO FATHER NEXT TO FATHER NANCY'S LIFE WAS SET TO A NEW TUNE FROM THAT MOMENT HERE WAS HER SPUR HER CREED THE INCENTIVE THE INSPIRATION SHE HAD LACKED SHE DID NOT SUDDENLY GROW OLDER THAN HER YEARS BUT SIMPLY IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE CAME TO A REALIZATION OF HERSELF HER OPPORTUNITY HER PRIVILEGE HER DUTY THE FACE OF LIFE HAD CHANGED AND NANCY CHANGED WITH IT DO YOU LOVE ME NEXT TO MOTHER THE ADMIRAL HAD ASKED COAXINGLY ONCE WHEN NANCY WAS EATING ON HIS LAP AS USUAL OH DEAR NO SAID NANCY THOUGHTFULLY SHAKING HER HEAD
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