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Somehow, in all the rush and confusion, the afternoon had disappeared. Already the evening sun was throwing shadows across the side of the mountain and touching its peak with a ruddy blaze. It was too late now. He would have to wait until morning before he could climb. SOMEHOW IN ALL THE RUSH AND CONFUSION THE AFTERNOON HAD DISAPPEARED ALREADY THE EVENING SUN WAS THROWING SHADOWS ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND TOUCHING ITS PEAK WITH A ROOTY BLAZE IT WAS TOO LATE NOW HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING BEFORE HE COULD CLIMB
ouldn't take long--I'll be back as soon as I can." Then he went around to the front door to see what could be done about speeding things up. [Illustration] Inside, everything was in confusion. Dad was pushing chairs and tables around in an aimless way. Mother was saying, "They'll all have to go out again; we forgot to put down the rug first." Aunt Amy was making short dashes between the kitchen and the dining room, muttering to herself. And Beckie was roaring in her crib because it was time for her bottle. David asked, "Can I do anything?"--hoping that the answer would be no. "C'mere," Aunt Amy said, grabbing him by the arm. "Help me look for that ironing board." When the ironing board was finally located, Mother had something for him to do. And when he was finished with that, Dad called for his help. So the afternoon wore on without letup--and also without any signs of progress in their moving. When David finally got a chance to sneak out for a breathing spell, he felt his heart sink. LY HE WAVED HIS HAND AT THE PEAK AND WHISPERED IT SHOULDN'T TAKE LONG I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN THEN HE WENT AROUND TO THE FRONT DOOR TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT SPEEDING THINGS UP INSIDE EVERYTHING WAS IN CONFUSION DAD WAS PUSHING CHAIRS AND TABLES AROUND IN AN AIMLESS WAY MOTHER WAS SAYING THEY'LL ALL HAVE TO GO OUT AGAIN WE FORGOT TO PUT DOWN THE RUG FIRST AUNT AMY WAS MAKING SHORT DASHES BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM MUTTERING TO HERSELF AND BECKY WAS ROARING IN HER CRIB BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR HER BOTTLE DAVID ASKED CAN I DO ANYTHING HOPING THAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE NO C'MERE AUNT AMY SAID GRABBING HIM BY THE ARM HELP ME LOOK FOR THAT IRONING BOARD WHEN THE IRONING BOARD WAS FINALLY LOCATED MOTHER HAD SOMETHING FOR HIM TO DO AND WHEN HE WAS FINISHED WITH THAT DAD CALLED FOR HIS HELP SO THE AFTERNOON WORE ON WITHOUT LET UP AND ALSO WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN THEIR MOVING WHEN DAVID FINALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SNEAK OUT FOR A BREATHING SPELL HE FELT HIS HEART SINK
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