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If Nancy's idea was good, Mother Carey's idea matched it! To see Gilbert, valise in hand, eight dollars in pocket, leaving Charlestown on a Friday noon after school, was equal to watching Columbus depart for an unknown land. IF NANCY'S IDEA WAS GOOD MOTHER CAREY'S IDEA MATCHED IT TO SEE GILBERT VALISE IN HAND EIGHT DOLLARS IN POCKET LEAVING CHARLESTOWN ON A FRIDAY NOON AFTER SCHOOL WAS EQUAL TO WATCHING COLUMBUS DEPART FOR AN UNKNOWN LAND
e as confidently as he had before his father's death. It was Nancy who as the eldest seemed the head of the family, but Gilbert, only a year or so her junior, ought to grow into the head, somehow or other. The way to begin would be to give him a few delightful responsibilities, such as would appeal to his pride and sense of importance, and gradually to mingle with them certain duties of headship neither so simple nor so agreeable. Beulah would be a delightful beginning. Nancy the Pathfinder would have packed a bag and gone to Beulah on an hour's notice; found the real-estate dealer, in case there was such a metropolitan article in the village; looked up her father's old friend the Colonel with the forgotten surname; discovered the owner of the charming house, rented it, and brought back the key in triumph! But Nancy was a girl rich in courage and enterprise, while Gilbert's manliness and leadership and discretion and consideration for others needed a vigorous, decisive, continued push. D OF HIS COLLEGE COURSE AS CONFIDENTLY AS HE HAD BEFORE HIS FATHER'S DEATH IT WAS NANCY WHO AS THE ELDEST SEEMED THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY BUT GILBERT ONLY A YEAR OR SO HER JUNIOR OUGHT TO GROW INTO THE HEAD SOMEHOW OR OTHER THE WAY TO BEGIN WOULD BE TO GIVE HIM A FEW DELIGHTFUL RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS WOULD APPEAL TO HIS PRIDE AND SENSE OF IMPORTANCE AND GRADUALLY TO MINGLE WITH HIM CERTAIN DUTIES OF HEADSHIP NEITHER SO SIMPLE NOR SO AGREEABLE BEULAH WOULD BE A DELIGHTFUL BEGINNING NANCY THE PATHFINDER WOULD HAVE PACKED A BAG AND GONE TO BEULAH ON AN HOUR'S NOTICE FOUND THE REAL ESTATE DEALER IN CASE THERE WAS SUCH A METROPOLITAN ARTICLE IN THE VILLAGE LOOKED UP HER FATHER'S OLD FRIEND THE COLONEL WITH THE FORGOTTEN SURNAME DISCOVERED THE OWNER OF THE CHARMING HOUSE RENTED IT AND BROUGHT BACK THE KEY IN TRIUMPH BUT NANCY WAS A GIRL RICH IN COURAGE AND ENTERPRISE WHILE GILBERT'S MANLINESS AND LEADERSHIP AND DISCRETION AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS NEEDED A VIGOROUS DECISIVE CONTINUED PUSH
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