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'She must do nothing of the sort, Roland,' said Miss Hunter sternly. 'I will not let you tear up and down stairs all day in this fashion. What do you mean by it?' SHE MUST DO NOTHING OF THE SORT ROLLIN SAID MISS HUNTER STERNLY I WILL NOT LET YOU TEAR UP AND DOWN STAIRS ALL DAY IN THIS FASHION WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY IT
 of bustle and talk in the hall, the sisters came back to the drawing-room, 'and what are your impressions of the kids?' 'Poor little mites!' said Miss Sibyl; 'they seem so very white and sickly in appearance, that we were quite astonished at the way they scampered upstairs. I am thankful they were sent back in charge of an English nurse. Those ayahs are always so unsatisfactory.' Before many days the children astonished their aunts still more by their agility and ingenuity in mischief of all sorts. Roland, a fair, curly-haired little fellow of seven, led his smaller sister Olive into every kind of audacious escapade. Their spirits were unflagging, though at times their frail-looking little bodies seemed to droop under their activity. Miss Hunter came upon little Olive one afternoon sitting on the stairs in a breathless, exhausted state, and Roland was remonstrating with her. 'You've only run up twenty-five times, Olive, and you're tired already; it's a mile race, and you _must_ go on. LL SAID MISS AMABEL AS AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF BUSTLE AND TALK IN THE HALL THE SISTERS CAME BACK TO THE DRAWING ROOM AND WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE KIDS POOR LITTLE MITES SAID MISS SYLL THEY SEEM SO VERY WHITE AND SICKLY IN APPEARANCE THAT WE WERE QUITE ASTONISHED AT THE WAY THEY SCAMPERED UPSTAIRS I AM THANKFUL THEY WERE SENT BACK IN CHARGE OF AN ENGLISH NURSE THOSE EYES ARE ALWAYS SO UNSATISFACTORY BEFORE MANY DAYS THE CHILDREN ASTONISHED THEIR AUNTS STILL MORE BY THEIR AGILITY AND INGENUITY IN MISCHIEF OF ALL SORTS ROLAND A FAIR CURLY HEADED LITTLE FELLOW OF SEVEN LED HIS SMALLER SISTER OLIVE INTO EVERY KIND OF AUDACIOUS EXCAPADE THEIR SPIRITS WERE INFLAGGING THOUGH AT TIMES THEIR FRAIL LOOKING LITTLE BODY SEEMED TO DROOP UNDER THEIR ACTIVITY MISS HUNTER CAME UPON LITTLE OLIVE ONE AFTERNOON SITTING ON THE STAIRS IN A BREATHLESS EXHAUSTED STATE AND ROLAND WAS REMONSTRATING WITH HER YOU'VE ONLY RUN UP TWENTY FIVE TIMES OLIVE AND YOU'RE TIRED ALREADY IT'S A MILE RACE YOU MUST GO ON
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