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Have they been here long, Bob?' 'Nigh on a quarter o' an hour, Miss Amabel. They was for going out at the gate, but I 'ticed 'em in to my place.' HAVE THEY BEEN HERE LONG BOB NIGH ON A QUARTER AN HOUR MISS AMABEL THEY WAS FOR GOIN OUT AT THE GATE BUT I TOSSED THEM INTO MY PLACE
n's tone, and Olive's blue eyes filled with tears. 'I don't want to stay here in winter,' she said; 'let's go back to India, Roly!' Roland stood with knitted brows considering. 'Who makes the winter?' he asked. 'Does the devil? Because God only makes beautiful things, doesn't He?' Old Bob raised his hat, and looked up into the grey autumnal sky with a smile. [Illustration] 'Nay, little master, the devil wouldn't have wished to give us such a lesson as winter teaches us. 'Tis God Almighty in His love that gives us winter, to try our faith and patience, and teach us hope's lessons. If we had no winter, we should have no Easter, and 'tis well worth the waitin' for!' 'And does everything die in winter?' asked Roland in a mournful voice. His question was unanswered, for Miss Amabel appeared on the scene. 'Oh, you children!' she exclaimed breathlessly. 'What a chase I have had after you! If I had known you were in such safe quarters, I would have spared myself the trouble of looking for you.  THE CHILDREN BUT THEY SHIVERED A LITTLE AT THE GLOOM IN THE OLD MAN'S TONE AND OLIVE'S BLUE EYES FILLED WITH TEARS I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE IN WINTER SHE SAID LET'S GO BACK TO INDIA ROLEY ROLLIN STOOD WITH KNITTED BROWS CONSIDERING WHO MAKES THE WINTER HE ASKED DOES THE DEVIL BECAUSE GOD ONLY MAKES BEAUTIFUL THINGS DOESN'T HE OLD BOB RAISED HIS HAT AND LOOKED UP INTO THE GREY AUTUMNAL SKY WITH A SMILE NAY LITTLE MASTER THE DEVIL WOULDN'T HA WISHED TO GIVE US SUCH A LESSON AS WINTER TEACHES US TIS GOD ALMIGHTY AND HIS LOVE THAT GIVES US WINTER TO TRY OUR FAITH AND PATIENCE AND TEACH US HOPE'S LESSONS IF WE HAD NO WINTER WE SHOULD HAVE NO EASTER AND TIS WELL WORTH THE WAITING FOR AND IS EVERYTHING DIE IN WINTER ASKED ROLAND IN A MOURNFUL VOICE HIS QUESTION WAS UNANSWERED FOR MISS AMABEL APPEARED ON THE SCENE OH YOU CHILDREN SHE EXCLAIMED BREATHLESSLY WHAT A CHAOS I HAVE HAD AFTER YOU IF I HAD KNOWN YOU WERE IN SUCH SAFE QUARTERS I WOULD HAVE SPARED MYSELF THE TROUBLE OF LOOKING FOR YOU
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