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It is the same game we older people play at sometimes. We shut out from our minds and thoughts what we would rather not remember.' 'Sibyl is turning into a parson,' said Miss Amabel with a laugh. [Illustration] Miss Sibyl did not mind the laugh. 'The children are unfolding a parable to me,' she said quietly, 'and I am getting the benefit of its interpretation.' IT IS THE SAME GAME WE OLDER PEOPLE PLAY AT SOMETIMES WE SHUT OUT FROM OUR MINDS AND THOUGHTS WHAT WE WOULD RATHER NOT REMEMBER SYBYL IS TURNING INTO A PARSON SAID MISS AMABEL WITH A LAUGH MISS SYBIL DID NOT MIND THE LAUGH THE CHILDREN ARE UNFOLDING ARE PARABLE TO ME SHE SAID QUIETLY AND I AM GETTING THE BENEFIT OF ITS INTERPRETATION
ne evening at dinner; 'they seem to look upon it as a regular curse. I should have thought the very novelty would have attracted them.' 'They seem to have such ridiculous theories about it,' said Miss Hester. 'I fancy Bob has been stuffing their heads with his gloomy views.' 'I always think Bob looks as happy as can be,' put in Miss Amabel briskly. 'I don't think the children were prepared for the barrenness and dreariness of an English winter. They have come from the land of brilliant flowers and sunshine, and naturally feel the difference.' 'Yes,' remarked Miss Sibyl gently. 'They told me this afternoon, when I found them in the conservatory, that they were pretending it was summer. And Roland added shrewdly, "You see, Aunt Sibyl, James shuts out the winter in here, doesn't he? And so he makes it easy for us to forget it. We pretend there is no cold, and no dead trees and flowers and graves, when we are here. Don't you think it a good plan?" I told them I thought it a very good plan. CH AS THESE TWO MITES DO SAID MISS HUNTER ONE EVENING AT DINNER THEY SEEM TO LOOK UPON IT AS A REGULAR CURSE I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE VERY NOVELTY WOULD HAVE ATTRACTED THEM THEY SEEM TO HAVE SUCH RIDICULOUS THEORIES ABOUT IT SAID MISS HESTER I FANCY BOB HAS BEEN STUFFING THEIR HEADS WITH HIS GLOOMY VIEWS I ALWAYS THINK BOB LOOKS AS HAPPY AS CAN BE PUT IN MISS AMABEL BRISKLY I DON'T THINK THE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR THE BARRENNESS AND DREARINESS OF AN ENGLISH WINTER THEY HAVE COME FROM THE LAND OF BRILLIANT FLOWERS AND SUNSHINE AND NATURALLY FEEL THE DIFFERENCE YES REMARKED MISS SYBIL GENTLY THEY TOLD ME THIS AFTERNOON WHEN I FOUND THEM IN THE CONSERVATORY THAT THEY WERE PRETENDING IT WAS SUMMER AND ROLAND ADDED SHREWDLY YOU SEE AUNT SYBIL JAMES SHUTS OUT THE WINTER IN HERE DOESN'T HE AND SO HE MAKES IT EASY FOR US TO FORGET IT WE PRETEND THERE IS NO COLD AND NO DEAD TREES AND FLOWERS AND GRAVES WHEN WE ARE HERE DON'T YOU THINK IT A GOOD PLAN I TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT A VERY GOOD PLAN
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