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And then a few minutes after, taking little Olive upon his knees, and making Roland sit in a small chair on the opposite side of the fireplace, the old man began,   'My dear wife were powerful fond o' flowers, and she were quite as clever at rearing 'em as ever I were. AND THEN A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKING LITTLE OLIVE UPON HIS KNEES AND MAKING ROLAND SIT IN A SMALL CHAIR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FIREPLACE THE OLD MAN BEGAN MY DEAR WIFE WERE POWERFUL FOND OF FLOWERS AND SHE WERE QUITE AS CLEVER AT RARIINDAM AS I EVER WERE
' Little Olive squeezed the old man's hand tightly. 'I feel as if I was going to cry,' she said. 'Why did God make them die, Mr. Bob?' Bob raised his face to the sky above him. 'He didn't tell me why,' he said; 'but He'll tell me one day. 'Twas just at this time o' year they were taken. Ah, dear! That were a terrible winter for me! It all seemed dark and drear, and not a gleam of sunshine in sight. But thank the good Lord I got my bit o' cheer when Easter came. And it have come reg'lar and fresh like every Easter since. Do you mind them "ugly pots" in my window? Now you come back with me, and I'll tell you their story. 'Tis too cold for us to be standin' here, but don't forget my five grassy mounds in this corner when I tells the tale!' As the children turned away to follow him, Roland said thoughtfully, 'They're all under the ground, just like you say the flowers are!' Old Bob smiled. 'That's it, Master Roland! That's my comfort. You've hit upon the very thing I was agoin' to explain! OLLOWED EM AND I WERE LEFT IN THE EMPTY HOUSE ALONE LITTLE OLIVE SQUEEZED THE OLD MAN'S HAND TIGHTLY I FEEL AS IF I WAS GOING TO CRY SHE SAID WHY DID GOD MAKE THEM DIE MISTER BOB HE RAISED HIS FACE TO THE SKY ABOVE HIM HE DIDN'T TELL ME WHY HE SAID BETTER TO TELL ME ONE DAY TWAS JUST AT THIS TIME A YEAR THEY WERE TAKEN AH DEAR THAT WERE A TERRIBLE WINTER FOR ME IT ALL SEEMED DARK AND DREAR AND NOT A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE IN SIGHT BUT THANK THE GOOD LORD I GOT MY BIT O CHEER WHEN EASTER CAME AND IT HAVE COME REGULAR AND FRESH LIKE EVER A YEASTER SINCE DO YOU MIND THE MUGLY POTS IN MY WINDOW NOW YOU COME BACK WITH ME AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS STORY TIS TOO COLD FOR US TO BE STANDING HERE BUT DON'T FORGET MY FIVE GRASSY MOUNDS IN THIS CORNER WHEN I TELLS THE TALE AS THE CHILDREN TURNED AWAY TO FOLLOW HIM ROLLIN SAID THOUGHTFULLY THEY'RE ALL UNDER GROUND JUST LIKE YOU SAY THE FLOWERS ARE OLD BOB SMILED THAT'S IT MASTER ROLAND THAT'S MY COMFORT YOU'VE HIT UPON THE VERY THING I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN
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