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Nancy's and Kitty's arms encircled their mother's waist. Gilbert with sudden instinct took off his hat, and Peter, looking at his elder brother wonderingly, did the same. NANCY'S AND KITTY'S ARMS ENCIRCLED THEIR MOTHER'S WAIST GILBERT WITH SUDDEN INSTINCT TOOK OFF HIS HAT AND PETER LOOKING AT HIS ELDER BROTHER WONDERINGLY DID THE SAME
ock for years to come. He and Colonel Wheeler were speedily lifting things from the carryall, while the Careys walked up the pathway together, thrilling with the excitement of the moment. Nancy breathed hard, flushed, and caught her mother's hand. "O Motherdy!" she said under her breath; "it's all happening just as we dreamed it, and now that it's really here it's like--it's like--a dedication,--somehow. Gilbert, don't, dear! Let mother step over the sill first and call us into the Yellow House! I'll lock the door again and give the key to her." Mother Carey, her heart in her throat, felt anew the solemn nature of the undertaking. It broke over her in waves, fresher, stronger, now that the actual moment had arrived, than it ever had done in prospect. She took the last step upward, and standing in the doorway, trembling, said softly as she turned the key, "Come home, children! Nancy! Gilbert! Kathleen! Peter-bird!" They flocked in, all their laughter hushed by the new tone in her voice.  BESTOW UPON THAT SMALL BOY OFFERINGS FROM HIS STOCK FOR YEARS TO COME HE AND COLONEL WHEELER WERE SPEEDILY LIFTING THINGS FROM THE CARRYALL WHILE THE CAREYS WALKED UP THE PATHWAY TOGETHER THRILLING WITH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT NANCY BREATHED HARD FLUSHED AND CAUGHT HER MOTHER'S HAND OH MOTHER DEE SHE SAID UNDER BREATH IT'S ALL HAPPENING JUST AS WE DREAMED AND NOW THAT IT'S REALLY HERE IT'S LIKE IT'S LIKE A DEDICATION SOMEHOW GILBERT DON'T DEAR LET MOTHER STEP OVER THIS SILL FIRST AND CALL US INTO THE YELLOW HOUSE I'LL LOCK THE DOOR AGAIN AND GIVE THE KEY TO HER MOTHER CAREY HER HEART IN HER THROAT FELT ANEW THE SOLEMN NATURE OF THE UNDERTAKING IT BROKE OVER HER IN WAVES FRESHER STRONGER NOW THAT THE ACTUAL MOMENT HAD ARRIVED THAN IT HAD EVER DONE IN PROSPECT SHE TOOK THE LAST STEP UPWARD AND STANDING IN THE DOORWAY TREMBLING SAID SOFTLY AS SHE TURNED THE KEY COME HOME CHILDREN NANCY GILBERT KATHLEEN PETER BIRD THEY FLOCKED IN ALL THEIR LAUGHTER HUSHED BY THE NEW TONE IN HER VOICE
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