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"Now it's time! One more kiss all around. Remember you are Mother Carey's own chickens! There may be gales while I am away, but you must ride over the crests of the billows as merry as so many flying fish! Good by! Good by! Oh, my littlest Peter bird, how can mother leave you?" NOW IT'S TIME ONE MORE KISS ALL ROUND REMEMBER YOU ARE MOTHER CAREY'S OWN CHICKENS THERE MAY BE GALES WHILE I AM AWAY BUT YOU MUST RIDE OVER THE CRESTS OF THE BILLOWS AS MERRY AS SO MANY FLYING FISH GOOD BYE GOOD BYE OH MY LITTLEEST PETER BIRD HOW CAN MOTHER LEAVE YOU
 school from nine to two, so that the time won't go heavily. For the rest I make Nancy responsible. If she is young, you must remember that you are all younger still, and I trust you to her." "The last time you did it, it didn't work very well!" And Gilbert gave Nancy a sly wink to recall a little matter of family history when there had been a delinquency on somebody's part. Nancy's face crimsoned and her lips parted for a quick retort, and none too pleasant a one, apparently. Her mother intervened quietly. "We'll never speak of 'last times,' Gilly, or where would any of us be? We'll always think of 'next' times. I shall trust Nancy next time, and next time and next time, and keep on trusting till I can trust her forever!" Nancy's face lighted up with a passion of love and loyalty. She responded to the touch of her mother's faith as a harp to the favoring wind, but she said nothing; she only glowed and breathed hard and put her trembling hand about her mother's neck and under her chin. D MISSUS CAREY AND YOU WILL BE IN SCHOOL FROM NINE TO TWO SO THAT THE TIME WON'T GO HEAVILY FOR THE REST I MAKE NANCY RESPONSIBLE IF SHE IS YOUNG YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE ALL YOUNGER STILL AND I TRUST YOU TO HER THE LAST TIME YOU DID IT IT DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL AND GILBERT GAVE NANCY A SLY WINK TO RECALL A LITTLE MATTER OF FAMILY HISTORY WHEN THERE HAD BEEN A DELINQUENCY ON SOMEBODY'S PART NANCY'S FACE CRIMSONED AND HER LIPS PARTED FOR A QUICK RETORT AND NONE TOO PLEASANT A ONE APPARENTLY HER MOTHER INTERVENED QUIETLY WE'LL NEVER SPEAK OF LAST TIME GILLY OR WHERE WOULD ANY OF US BE WILL ALWAYS THINK OF NEXT TIMES I SHALL TRUST NANCY NEXT TIME AND NEXT TIME AND NEXT TIME AND KEEP ON TRUSTING TILL I CAN TRUST HER FOR EVER NANCY'S FACE LIGHTED UP WITH A PASSION OF LOVE AND LOYALTY SHE RESPONDED TO THE TOUCH OF HER MOTHER'S FAITH AS A HARP TO THE FAVOURING WIND BUT SHE SAID NOTHING SHE ONLY GLOWED AND BREATHED HARD AND PUT HER TREMBLING HAND ABOUT HER MOTHER'S NECK AND UNDER HER CHIN
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