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"How did you know it was my birthday?" asked Thurston. "Didn't you write the date in Lallie Joy's book?" "True, I did; and forgot it long ago; but I have never had my birthday noticed before, and I am twenty four!" HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY ASKED THURSTON DIDN'T YOU WRITE THE DATE IN LILLIEJOY'S BOOK TRUE I DID AND FORGOT ABOUT IT LONG AGO I HAVE NEVER HAD MY BIRTHDAY NOTICE BEFORE AND I AM TWENTY FOUR
, giving Kathleen a poke, at which they both fell into laughter only possible to the very young. Then suddenly there came a knock at the front door; a stamping of feet on the circular steps, and a noise of shaking off snow. "Go to the door, Gilbert; who can that be on a night like this,--although it is only eight o'clock after all! Why, it's Mr. Thurston!" Ralph Thurston came in blushing and smiling, glad to be welcomed, fearful of intruding, afraid of showing how much he liked to be there. "Good-evening, all!" he said. "You see I couldn't wait to thank you, Mrs. Carey! No storm could keep me away to-night." "What has mother been doing, now?" asked Nancy. "Her right hand is forever busy, and she never tells her left hand a thing, so we children are always in the dark." "It was nothing much," said Mrs. Carey, pushing the young man gently into the high-backed rocker. "Mrs. Harmon, Mrs. Popham, and I simply tried to show our gratitude to Mr. Thurston for teaching our troublesome children. FOR US SAID JULIA SLYLY GIVING KATHLEEN A POKE AT WHICH THEY BOTH FELL INTO LAUGHTER ONLY POSSIBLE TO THE VERY YOUNG THEN SUDDENLY THERE CAME A KNOCK AT THE DOOR A STAMPING OF FEET ON THE CIRCULAR STEPS AND NOISE OF SHAKING OFF SNOW GO TO THE DOOR GILBERT WHO CANNOT BE ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY EIGHT O'CLOCK AFTER ALL WHY IT'S MISTER THURSTON RALPH THURSTON CAME IN BLUSHING AND SMILING GLAD TO BE WELCOME FEARFUL OF INTRUDING AFRAID OF SHOWING HOW MUCH SHE LIKED TO BE THERE GOOD EVENING ALL HE SAID YOU SEE I COULDN'T WAIT TO THANK YOU MISSUS CAREY NO STORM COULD KEEP ME AWAY TO NIGHT WHAT HAS MOTHER BEEN DOING NOW ASKED NANCY HER RIGHT HAND IS FOREVER BUSY AND SHE NEVER TELLS HER LEFT HAND A THING SO WE CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS IN THE DARK IT WAS NOTHING MUCH IT WAS NOTHING MUCH SAID MISSUS CAREY PUSHING THE YOUNG MAN GENTLY INTO THE HIGH BACKED ROCKER MISSUS HARMON MISSUS POPHAM AND I SIMPLY TRIED TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE FOR MISTER THURSTON FOR TEACHING OUR TROUBLESOME CHILDREN
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