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Then as they walked up the avenue by the side of their aunt, Roland said to her, pointing to the leafless trees above them,   'We don't have ugly trees like that in India. Why don't you cut them all down? They're quite dead, aren't they?' 'No, indeed,' replied Miss Amabel briskly; 'they'll all come to life again next spring.' THEN AS THEY WALKED UP THE AVENUE BY THE SIDE OF THEIR AUNT ROLLIN SAID TO HER POINTING TO THE LEAFLESS TREES ABOVE THEM WE DON'T HAVE UGLY TREES LIKE THAT IN INDIA WHY DON'T YOU CUT EM ALL DOWN THEY'RE QUITE DEAD AREN'T THEY NO INDEED REPLIED MISS AMABEL BRISKLY THEY'LL ALL COME TO LIFE AGAIN NEXT SPRING
mighty in His love that gives us winter, to try our faith and patience, and teach us hope's lessons. If we had no winter, we should have no Easter, and 'tis well worth the waitin' for!' 'And does everything die in winter?' asked Roland in a mournful voice. His question was unanswered, for Miss Amabel appeared on the scene. 'Oh, you children!' she exclaimed breathlessly. 'What a chase I have had after you! If I had known you were in such safe quarters, I would have spared myself the trouble of looking for you. Have they been here long, Bob?' 'Nigh on a quarter o' an hour, Miss Amabel. They was for going out at the gate, but I 'ticed 'em in to my place.' 'Much obliged to you. Now, chicks, remember this, you're never to go outside those gates alone. Come back to the house with me, and say good-bye to Bob.' Olive lifted up her little face to be kissed by the old man, and Roland held out his hand. 'Good-bye, Mr. Bob. We will come and see you again, and you will tell us about your ugly pots. ED TO GIVE US SUCH A LESSON AS WINTER TEACHES US TIS GOD ALMIGHTY AND HIS LOVE THAT GIVES US WINTER TO TRY OUR FAITH AND PATIENCE AND TEACH US HOPE'S LESSONS IF WE HAD NO WINTER WE SHOULD HAVE NO EASTER AND TIS WELL WORTH THE WAITING FOR AND IS EVERYTHING DIE IN WINTER ASKED ROLAND IN A MOURNFUL VOICE HIS QUESTION WAS UNANSWERED FOR MISS AMABEL APPEARED ON THE SCENE OH YOU CHILDREN SHE EXCLAIMED BREATHLESSLY WHAT A CHAOS I HAVE HAD AFTER YOU IF I HAD KNOWN YOU WERE IN SUCH SAFE QUARTERS I WOULD HAVE SPARED MYSELF THE TROUBLE OF LOOKING FOR YOU HAVE THEY BEEN HERE LONG BOB NIGH ON A QUARTER AN HOUR MISS AMABEL THEY WAS FOR GOIN OUT AT THE GATE BUT I TOSSED THEM INTO MY PLACE MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU NOW CHICKS REMEMBER THIS YOU'RE TO GO OUTSIDE THOSE GATES ALONE COME BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH ME AND SAY GOOD BYE TO BOB OLIVE LIFTED HER LITTLE FACE TO BE KISSED BY THE OLD MAN AND ROLAND HELD OUT HIS HAND GOOD BYE MISTER BOB WE WILL COME AND SEE YOU AGAIN AND YOU WILL TELL US ABOUT YOUR UGLY POTS
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