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She brought with her to Beulah sheaves of school certificates, and when she showed them to Gilbert with their hundred per cent deportment and ninety eight and seven eighths per cent scholarship every month for years, he went out behind the barn and kicked its foundations savagely for several minutes. SHE BROUGHT WITH HER TO BEULAH SHEAVES OF SCHOOL CERTIFICATES AND WHEN SHE SHOWED THEM TO GILBERT WITH THEIR ONE HUNDRED PER CENT DEPORTMENT AND NINETY EIGHT AND SEVEN EIGHTHS PER CENT SCHOLARSHIP EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS HE WENT OUT BEHIND THE BARN AND KICKED ITS FOUNDATIONS SAVAGELY FOR SEVERAL MINUTES
s at reading books, and learn generally to trot in double harness. If Nancy had a new dress at Christmas, Kathleen had a new hat in the spring. Gilbert heard the cry of "Low bridge!" very often after Kathleen appeared on the scene, and Kathleen's ears, too, grew well accustomed to the same phrase after Peter was born. "Julia never did a naughty thing in her life, nor spoke a wrong word," said her father once, proudly. "Never mind, she's only ten, and there's hope for her yet," Captain Carey had replied cheerfully; though if he had known her a little later, in her first Beulah days, he might not have been so sanguine. She seemed to have no instinct of adapting herself to the family life, standing just a little aloof and in an attitude of silent criticism. She was a trig, smug prig, Nancy said, delighting in her accidental muster of three short, hard, descriptive words. She hadn't a bit of humor, no fun, no gayety, no generous enthusiasms that carried her too far for safety or propriety. AD HAD TO DIVIDE APPLES AND TOYS TAKE TURNS AT READING BOOKS AND GENERALLY LEARN TO TROT IN DOUBLE HARNESS IF NANCY HAD A NEW DRESS AT CHRISTMAS KATHLEEN HAD A NEW HAT IN THE SPRING GILBERT HEARD THE CRY OF LOW BRIDGE VERY OFTEN AFTER KATHLEEN APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND KATHLEEN'S EARS TOO GREW WELL ACCUSTOMED TO THE SAME PHRASE AFTER PETER WAS BORN JULIA NEVER DID A NAUGHTY THING IN HER LIFE NOR SPOKE A WRONG WORD SAID HER FATHER ONCE PROUDLY NEVER MIND SHE'S ONLY TEN AND THERE'S HOPE FOR HER YET CAPTAIN CAREY HAD REPLIED CHEERFULLY THOUGH IF HE HAD KNOWN HER A LITTLE LATER IN HER FIRST BEULAH DAYS HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN SO SANGUINE SHE SEEMED TO HAVE NO INSTINCT OF ADAPTING HERSELF TO THE FAMILY LIFE STANDING JUST A LITTLE ALOOF IN AN ATTITUDE OF SILENT CRITICISM SHE WAS A TRIG SMUG PRIG NANCY SAID DELIGHTING IN HER ACCIDENTAL MUSTER OF THREE SHORT HARD DESCRIPTIVE WORDS SHE HAD AN A BIT OF HUMOR NO FUN NO GAIETY NO GENEROUS ENTHUSIASMS THAT CARRIED HER TOO FAR FOR SAFETY OR PROPRIETY
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