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To day was Archie's birthday, and Quentin resented Archie's having presents while he (Quentin) had none. With the appalling frankness of three years old, he remarked with great sincerity that "it made him miserable," and when taken to task for his lack of altruistic spirit he expressed an obviously perfunctory repentance and said: "Well, boys must lend boys things, at any rate!" TO DAY WAS ARCHIE'S BIRTHDAY AND QUINTON RESENTED ARCHIE'S HAVING PRESENTS WHILE HE QUINTON HAD NONE WITH THE APPALLING FRANKNESS OF THREE YEARS OLD HE REMARKED WITH GREAT SINCERITY THAT IT MADE HIM MISERABLE AND WHEN TAKEN TO TASK FOR HIS LACK OF ALTRUISTIC SPIRIT HE EXPRESSED AN OBVIOUSLY PERFUNCTORY REPENTANCE AND SAID WELL BOYS MUST LEND BOYS THINGS AT ANY RATE
by industriously hoeing up the weeds in the walk. Alice is going to ride Yagenka bareback this afternoon, while I try to teach Ethel on Diamond, after Kermit has had his ride. Yesterday at dinner we were talking of how badly poor Mrs. Blank looked, and Kermit suddenly observed in an aside to Ethel, entirely unconscious that we were listening: "Oh, Effel, I'll tell you what Mrs. Blank looks like: Like Davis' hen dat died--you know, de one dat couldn't hop up on de perch." Naturally, this is purely a private anecdote. ARCHIE AND QUENTIN Oyster Bay, May 7, 1901. BLESSED TED: Recently I have gone in to play with Archie and Quentin after they have gone to bed, and they have grown to expect me, jumping up, very soft and warm in their tommies, expecting me to roll them over on the bed and tickle and "grabble" in them. However, it has proved rather too exciting, and an edict has gone forth that hereafter I must play bear with them before supper, and give up the play when they have gone to bed. OF THE ART MAGAZINE BY INDUSTRIOUSLY HOEING UP THE WEEDS IN THE WALK ALICE IS GOING TO RIDE ATKO BAREBACK THIS AFTERNOON WHILE I TRY TO TEACH ETHEL ON DIAMOND AFTER KERMIT HAS HAD HIS RIDE YESTERDAY AT DINNER WE WERE TALKING OF HOW BADLY POOR MISSUS BLANK LOOKED AND KERMIT SUDDENLY OBSERVED IN AN ASIDE TO ETHEL ENTIRELY UNCONSCIOUS THAT WE WERE LISTENING OH ETHEL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MISSUS BLANK LOOKS LIKE LIKE DAVIS HEN DAT DIED YOU KNOW DE ONE DAT COULDN'T HOP UP ON DE PERCH NATURALLY THIS IS PURELY A PRIVATE ANECDOTE ARCHIE AND QUINTON OYSTER BAY MAY SEVENTH NINETEEN O ONE BLESSED TED RECENTLY I'VE GONE INTO PLAY WITH ARCHIE AND QUINTON AFTER THEY HAVE GONE TO BED AND THEY HAVE GROWN TO EXPECT ME JUMPING UP VERY SOFT AND WARM IN THEIR TOMMIES EXPECTING ME TO ROLL THEM OVER ON THE BED AND TICKLE AND GRAVEL IN THEM HOWEVER IT HAS PROVED RATHER TOO EXCITING AND AN EDICT HAS GONE FORTH THAT HEREAFTER I MUST PLAY BARE WITH THEM BEFORE SUPPER AND GIVE UP THE PLAY WHEN THEY HAVE GONE TO BED
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