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"You three are the family as well as I.  Come in!" she called, for she heard the swift feet of the youngest petrel ascending the stairs. "Come in! Where is there a sweeter Peter, a fleeter Peter, a neater Peter, than ours, I should like to know, and where a better adviser for the council?" YOU THREE ARE THE FAMILY AS WELL AS I COME IN SHE CALLED FOR SHE HEARD THE SWIFT FEET OF THE YOUNGEST PETROL ASCENDING THE STAIRS COME IN WHERE IS THERE A SWEETER PETER A FLEETER PETER AND ETER PETER THAN OURS I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND WHERE IS A BETTER ADVISER FOR THE COUNCIL
 present extremity. I am telling you this, my dear Mrs. Carey," the writer went on, "just to get your advice about the child. I well know that your income will not support your own children; what therefore shall we do with Julia? I am a poor young bachelor, with two sisters to support. I shall find a position, of course, and I shall never cease nursing Carey's various affairs and projects during the time of his exile, but I cannot assume an ounce more of financial responsibility." There had been quite a council over the letter, and parts of it had been read more than once by Mrs. Carey, but the children, though very sympathetic with Uncle Allan and loud in their exclamations of "Poor Julia!" had not suggested any remedy for the situation. "Well," said Mrs. Carey, folding the letter, "there seems to be but one thing for us to do." "Do you mean that you are going to have Julia come and live with us,--be one of the family?" exclaimed Gilbert. "That is what I want to discuss," she replied.  HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN HIS PRESENT EXTREMITY I AM TELLING YOU THIS MY DEAR MISSUS CAREY THE WRITER WENT ON JUST TO GET YOUR ADVICE ABOUT THE CHILD I WELL KNOW THAT YOUR INCOME WILL NOT SUPPORT YOUR OWN CHILDREN WHAT THEREFORE SHALL WE DO WITH JULIA I AM A POOR YOUNG BACHELOR WITH TWO SISTERS TO SUPPORT I SHALL FIND A POSITION OF COURSE AND I SHALL NEVER CEASE NURSING CARRIE'S VARIOUS AFFAIRS AND PROJECTS DURING THE TIME OF HIS EXILE BUT I CANNOT ASSUME AN OUNCE MORE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THERE HAD BEEN QUITE A COUNSEL OVER THE LETTER AND PARTS OF IT HAD BEEN READ MORE THAN ONCE BY MISSUS CAREY BUT THE CHILDREN THOUGH VERY SYMPATHETIC WITH UNCLE ALLEN AND LOUD IN THEIR EXCLAMATIONS OF POOR JULIA HAD NOT SUGGESTED ANY REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION WELL SAID MISSUS CAREY FOLDING THE LETTER THERE SEEMS TO BE BUT ONE THING FOR US TO DO DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE JULIA COME AND LIVE WITH US WHAT BE ONE OF THE FAMILY EXCLAIMED GILBERT THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO DISCUSS SHE REPLIED
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