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1823
He also said that he would go out with us and get away from it for a bit, or he should go mad. He proposed a theater, and we accordingly made our way toward the Strand. Our friend, in closing the door behind him, said he could not tell us what a relief it was to get away from those children. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WOULD GO OUT WITH US AND GET AWAY FROM IT FOR A BIT OR HE SHOULD GO MAD HE PROPOSED A THEATRE AND WE ACCORDINGLY MADE OUR WAY TOWARD THE STRAND OUR FRIEND IN CLOSING THE DOOR BEHIND HIM SAID HE COULD NOT TELL US WHAT A RELIEF IT WAS TO GET AWAY FROM ALL THOSE CHILDREN
 respectively--good enough lads, but--well, there, boys will be boys, you know; we were just the same ourselves when we were young. The two eldest were both very pleasant girls, as their mother said; the only pity was that they would quarrel so with each other. We never knew a healthier set of boys and girls. They were so full of energy and dash. Our friend was very much out of sorts one evening when we called on him. It was holiday-time and wet weather. He had been at home all day, and so had all the children. He was telling his wife when we entered the room that if the holidays were to last much longer and those twins did not hurry up and get their teeth quickly, he should have to go away and join the County Council. He could not stand the racket. His wife said she could not see what he had to complain of. She was sure better-hearted children no man could have. Our friend said he didn't care a straw about their hearts. It was their legs and arms and lungs that were driving him crazy. VEN EIGHT NINE TEN AND TWELVE RESPECTIVELY GOOD ENOUGH LADS BUT WELL THERE BOYS WILL BE BOYS YOU KNOW WE WERE JUST THE SAME OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE YOUNG THE TWO ELDEST WERE BOTH PLEASANT GIRLS AS THEIR MOTHER SAID AND THE ONLY PITY THAT THEY WOULD QUARREL SO WITH EACH OTHER WE NEVER KNEW A HEALTHIER SET OF BOYS AND GIRLS THEY WERE SO FULL OF ENERGY AND DASH OUR FRIEND WAS VERY MUCH OUT OF SORTS ONE EVENING WHEN WE CALLED ON HIM IT WAS HOLIDAY TIME AND WET WEATHER HE HAD BEEN AT HOME ALL DAY AND SO HAD ALL THE CHILDREN HE WAS TELLING HIS WIFE WHEN WE ENTERED THE ROOM THAT IF THE HOLIDAYS WERE TO LAST MUCH LONGER THOSE TWINS DID NOT HURRY UP AND GET THEIR TEETH QUICKLY HE SHOULD HAVE TO GO AWAY AND JOIN THE COUNTER COUNCIL HE COULD NOT STAND THE RACKET HIS WIFE SAID SHE COULD NOT SEE WHAT HE HAD TO COMPLAIN OF SHE WAS SURE BETTER HEARTED CHILDREN NO MAN COULD HAVE OUR FRIENDS SAID HE DIDN'T CARE A STRAW ABOUT THEIR HEARTS IT WAS THEIR LEGS AND ARMS AND LUNGS THAT WERE DRIVING AND CRAZING
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