large/4116/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_05_wiggins_64kb_40
large/4116/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_05_wiggins_64kb
English
4116
Must we love her, mother, or can we just be good and polite to her, giving her the breast and taking the drumstick? _She_ won't ever say, '_Don't let me rob you_!' like Cousin Ann, when _she_ takes the breast!" MUST WE LOVE HER MOTHER OR CAN WE JUST BE GOOD AND POLITE TO HER GIVING HER THE BREAST AND TAKING THE DRUMSTICKS SHE WON'T EVER SAY DON'T LET ME ROB YOU LIKE COUSIN ANN WHEN SHE TAKES THE BREAST
en he is just washed and dressed," retorted Peter's mother. "Are you coming to the family council, sweet Pete?" Peter climbed on his mother's knee and answered by a vague affirmative nod, his whole mind being on the extraction of a slippery marble from a long-necked bottle. "Then be quiet, and speak only when we ask your advice," continued Mrs. Carey. "Unless I were obliged to, children, I should be sorry to go against all your wishes. I might be willing to bear my share of a burden, but more is needed than that." "I think," said Nancy suddenly, aware now of the trend of her mother's secret convictions, "I think Julia is a smug, conceited, vain, affected little pea--" Here she caught her mother's eye and suddenly she heard inside of her head or heart or conscience a chime of words. "_Next to father_!" Making a magnificent oratorical leap she finished her sentence with only a second's break,--"peacock, but if mother thinks Julia is a duty, a duty she is, and we must brace up and do her.  YOU INQUIRED KATHLEEN I MEANT NETER WHEN HE IS JUST WASHED AND DRESSED RETORTED PETER'S MOTHER ARE YOU COMING TO THE FAMILY COUNCIL SWEET PETE PETER CLIMBED ON HIS MOTHER'S KNEE AND ANSWERED BY A VAGUE AFFIRMATIVE NOD HIS WHOLE MIND BEING ON THE EXTRACTION OF A SLIPPERY MARBLE FROM A LONG NECKED BOTTLE THEN BE QUIET AND SPEAK ONLY WHEN WE ASK YOUR ADVICE CONTINUED MISSUS CAREY UNLESS I WERE OBLIGED TO CHILDREN I SHOULD BE SORRY TO GO AGAINST ALL YOUR WISHES I MIGHT BE WILLING TO BEAR MY SHARE OF A BURDEN BUT MORE IS NEEDED THAN THAT I THINK SAID NANCY SUDDENLY AWARE NOW OF THE TREND OF HER MOTHER'S SECRET CONVICTIONS I THINK JULIA IS A SMUG CONCEITED VAIN AFFECTED LITTLE PETE AND HERE SHE CAUGHT HER MOTHER'S EYE AND SUDDENLY SHE HEARD INSIDE OF HER HEAD OR HEART OR CONSCIENCE A CHIME OF WORDS NEXT TO FATHER MAKING A MAGNIFICENT ORATORICAL LEAP SHE FINISHED HER SENTENCE WITH ONLY A SECOND'S BREAK PEACOCK BUT IF MOTHER THINKS JULIA IS A DUTY A DUTY SHE IS AND WE MUST BRACE UP AND DO HER
large/4116/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_05_wiggins_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/4116/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_05_wiggins_64kb.flac