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'I always think Bob looks as happy as can be,' put in Miss Amabel briskly. 'I don't think the children were prepared for the barrenness and dreariness of an English winter. They have come from the land of brilliant flowers and sunshine, and naturally feel the difference.' I ALWAYS THINK BOB LOOKS AS HAPPY AS CAN BE PUT IN MISS AMABEL BRISKLY I DON'T THINK THE CHILDREN ARE PREPARED FOR THE BARRENNESS AND DREARINESS OF AN ENGLISH WINTER THEY HAVE COME FROM THE LAND OF BRILLIANT FLOWERS AND SUNSHINE AND NATURALLY FEEL THE DIFFERENCE
PTER III Signs of Life [Illustration: T] The winter came on. The days grew darker and colder, and the children were loth to leave their nursery with its warm fire, and sally out into the cold December air for their constitutional walk with nurse. Only the thought of old Bob at the lodge kept their spirits up, and if they were allowed to have a word or two with him occasionally, their walks were more cheerfully taken. The conservatory was their chief joy, and often would they steal down from the nursery, and be found by one of their aunts comfortably established with their toys and picture-books in a corner of it. 'I never thought Indian children would hate the winter so much as these two mites do,' said Miss Hunter one evening at dinner; 'they seem to look upon it as a regular curse. I should have thought the very novelty would have attracted them.' 'They seem to have such ridiculous theories about it,' said Miss Hester. 'I fancy Bob has been stuffing their heads with his gloomy views. A BULBS AND BLOSSOMS BY AMY LE FURVE CHAPTER THREE SIGNS OF LIFE THE WINTER CAME ON THE DAYS GREW DARKER AND COLDER AND THE CHILDREN WERE LOTH TO LEAVE THEIR NURSERY WITH ITS WARM FIRE AND SALLY OUT INTO THE COLD DECEMBER AIR FOR THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL WALK WITH NURSE ONLY THE THOUGHT OF OLD BOB AT THE LODGE KEPT THEIR SPIRITS UP AND IF THEY WERE ALLOWED TO HAVE A WORD OR TWO WITH HIM OCCASIONALLY THEIR WALKS WERE MORE CHEERFULLY TAKEN THE CONSERVATORY WAS THEIR CHIEF JOY AND OFTEN THEY WOULD STEAL DOWN FROM THE NURSERY AND BE FOUND BY ONE OF THEIR AUNTS COMFORTABLY ESTABLISHED WITH THEIR TOYS AND PICTURE BOOKS IN A CORNER OF IT I NEVER THOUGHT INDIAN CHILDREN WOULD HATE THE WINTER SO MUCH AS THESE TWO MITES DO SAID MISS HUNTER ONE EVENING AT DINNER THEY SEEM TO LOOK UPON IT AS A REGULAR CURSE I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE VERY NOVELTY WOULD HAVE ATTRACTED THEM THEY SEEM TO HAVE SUCH RIDICULOUS THEORIES ABOUT IT SAID MISS HESTER I FANCY BOB HAS BEEN STUFFING THEIR HEADS WITH HIS GLOOMY VIEWS
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