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There was a tacit feeling, not always expressed, that Nancy, after mother, held the reins of authority, and also that she was a person of infinite resource. THERE WAS A TACIT FEELING NOT ALWAYS EXPRESSED THAT NANCY AFTER MOTHER HELD THE REINS OF AUTHORITY AND ALSO THAT SHE WAS THE PERSON OF INFINITE RESOURCE
g sauce, black currants, raisins, dough, berry stains (assorted, according to season), chocolate, jelly, jam, and preserves; these deposits were not deep, but were simply dabs on the facade of Peter, and through them the eyes and soul of him shone, delicious and radiant. They could be rubbed off with a moist handkerchief if water were handy, and otherwise if it were not, and the person who rubbed always wanted for some mysterious reason to kiss him immediately afterwards, for Peter had the largest kissing acquaintance in Charlestown. When Peter had scrubbed the parts of him that showed most, and had performed what he considered his whole duty to his hair, he appeared for the first time at the family table in such a guise that if the children had not been warned they would have gone into hysterics, but he gradually grew to be proud of his toilets and careful that they should not occur too often in the same day, since it appeared to be the family opinion that he should make them himself. OLASSES SPICE PUDDING SAUCE BLACK CURRANTS RAISINS DOUGH BERRY STAINS ASSORTED ACCORDING TO SEASON CHOCOLATE JELLY JAM AND PRESERVES THESE DEPOSITS WERE NOT DEEP BUT WERE SIMPLY DABS ON THE FACADE OF PETER AND THROUGH THEM THE EYES AND SOUL OF HIM SHONE DELICIOUS AND RADIANT THEY COULD BE RUBBED OFF WITH A MOIST HANDKERCHIEF IF WATER WERE HANDY AND OTHERWISE IF IT WERE NOT AND THE PERSON WHO RUBBED ALWAYS WANTED FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON TO KISS HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS FOR PETER HAD THE LARGEST KISSING ACQUAINTANCE IN CHARLESTON NOW WHEN PETER HAD SCRUBBED THE PARTS OF HIM THAT SHOWED MOST AND HAD PERFORMED WHAT HE CONSIDERED HIS WHOLE DUTY TO HIS HAIR HE APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FAMILY TABLE IN SUCH A GUISE THAT IF THE CHILDREN HAD NOT BEEN WARMED THEY WOULD HAVE GONE INTO HYSTERICS BUT HE GRADUALLY GREW TO BE PROUD OF HIS TOILETTES AND CAREFUL THAT THEY SHOULD NOT OCCUR TOO OFTEN IN THE SAME DAY SINCE IT APPEARED TO BE THE FAMILY OPINION THAT HE SHOULD MAKE THEM HIMSELF
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