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Just before she were a taken ill, James had sent her down a lily bulb, a beautiful pure white one, and she'd put it in a pot in our cellar, and says she to me, "Bob, I means to bring that lily out by Easter; with care I'm sure I shall do it!" JUST BEFORE SHE WERE TAKEN ILL JAMES HAD SENT HER DOWN A LILY BOWL A BEAUTIFUL PURE WHITE ONE AND SHE'D PUT IT IN A POT IN OUR CELLAR AND SHE SAYS TO ME BOB I MEANS TO BRING THAT LILY OUT BY EASTER WITH CARE I'M SURE I SHALL DO IT
a gleam of sunshine in sight. But thank the good Lord I got my bit o' cheer when Easter came. And it have come reg'lar and fresh like every Easter since. Do you mind them "ugly pots" in my window? Now you come back with me, and I'll tell you their story. 'Tis too cold for us to be standin' here, but don't forget my five grassy mounds in this corner when I tells the tale!' As the children turned away to follow him, Roland said thoughtfully, 'They're all under the ground, just like you say the flowers are!' Old Bob smiled. 'That's it, Master Roland! That's my comfort. You've hit upon the very thing I was agoin' to explain!' And then a few minutes after, taking little Olive upon his knees, and making Roland sit in a small chair on the opposite side of the fireplace, the old man began,-- 'My dear wife were powerful fond o' flowers, and she were quite as clever at rearing 'em as ever I were. She would get cuttin's from James Green up at the house, and in summer our garden was just a pictur. OR ME IT ALL SEEMED DARK AND DREAR AND NOT A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE IN SIGHT BUT THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT MY BIT O CHEER WHEN EASTER CAME AND IT HAVE COME REGULAR AND FRESH LIKE EVER A YEASTER SINCE DO YOU MIND THE MUGLY POTS IN MY WINDOW NOW YOU COME BACK WITH ME AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS STORY TIS TOO COLD FOR US TO BE STANDING HERE BUT DON'T FORGET MY FIVE GRASSY MOUNDS IN THIS CORNER WHEN I TELLS THE TALE AS THE CHILDREN TURNED AWAY TO FOLLOW HIM ROLLIN SAID THOUGHTFULLY THEY'RE ALL UNDER GROUND JUST LIKE YOU SAY THE FLOWERS ARE OLD BOB SMILED THAT'S IT MASTER ROLAND THAT'S MY COMFORT YOU'VE HIT UPON THE VERY THING I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN AND THEN A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKING LITTLE OLIVE UPON HIS KNEES AND MAKING ROLAND SIT IN A SMALL CHAIR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FIREPLACE THE OLD MAN BEGAN MY DEAR WIFE WERE POWERFUL FOND OF FLOWERS AND SHE WERE QUITE AS CLEVER AT RARIINDAM AS I EVER WERE SHE WOULD GET CUTTONS FROM JAMES GREEN UP AT THE HOUSE AND IN SUMMER OUR GARDEN WAS JUST A PICTURE
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