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My niece, Jane, is away to market to day, and I be very lonely. Old Bob has a lot of pretty things in his room.' [Illustration] Roland hesitated, but when Olive with sparkling eyes ran in at the open door, he followed, saying,   'We always like to pay visits, so if you're a good and nice man we'll come in. MY NIECE JANE IS AWAY TO MARKET TO DAY AND I BE VERY LONELY OLD BOB HAS A LOT OF PRETTY THINGS IN HIS ROOM ROLAND HESITATED BUT WHEN OLIVE WITH SPARKLING EYES RAN IN AT THE OPEN DOOR HE FOLLOWED SAYING WE ALWAYS LIKE TO PAY VISITS SO IF YOU'RE A GOOD AND NICE MAN WE'LL COME IN
big iron gates first of all; they're down this road.' Down the avenue trotted the children; it was fully half a mile long, and the thick shrubberies on either side rather alarmed the little girl. 'You're _quite_ sure there isn't a tiger in the bushes?' she asked repeatedly. And Roland in superior tones replied,-- 'I've told you the English people caught all their tigers long ago, and put them in a garden in London. Father told me so.' 'And what's outside the big gates, Roly--a jungle?' 'No, I think the trains are. I want to go and see them. Come on!' They reached the gates, but found them shut, and as Roland was exerting all his strength to open them, an old man stepped out of the pretty little lodge close by. 'Why, where be ye off to, little master?' he asked with a beaming smile. 'Isn't your nurse with you this afternoon?' 'No; we're taking a walk. Open the gates, please.' But this the old man did not seem willing to do. 'Won't ye come into my little parlour here, and pay me a visit? OT GOING TO GET TIRED AND WE'LL GO AND FIND THOSE BIG IRON GATES FIRST OF ALL THEY'RE DOWN THIS ROAD DOWN THE AVENUE TROTTED THE CHILDREN IT WAS FULLY HALF A MILE LONG AND THE THICK SHRUBBERIES ON EITHER SIDE RATHER ALARMED THE LITTLE GIRL YOU'RE QUITE SURE THERE ISN'T A TIGER IN THE BUSHES SHE ASKED REPEATEDLY AND ROLAND IN SUPERIOR TONES REPLIED I HAVE TOLD YOU THE ENGLISH PEOPLE CAUGHT ALL THEIR TIGERS LONG AGO AND PUT THEM IN A GARDEN IN LONDON FATHER TOLD ME SO AND WHAT'S OUTSIDE THE BIG GATES ROLEY A JUNGLE NO I THINK THE TRAINS ARE I WANT TO GO AND SEE THEM COME ON THEY REACHED THE GATES BUT FOUND THEM SHUT AND AS ROLAND WAS EXERTING ALL HIS STRENGTH TO OPEN THEM AN OLD MAN STEPPED OUT OF THE PRETTY LITTLE LODGE CLOSE BY WHY WHERE BE YE OFF TO LITTLE MASTER HE ASKED WITH A BEAMING SMILE IS IT YOUR NURSE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON NO WE'RE TAKING A WALK OPEN THE GATES PLEASE BUT THIS THE OLD MAN DID NOT SEEM WILLING TO DO WON'T YOU COME INTO MY LITTLE PARLOUR HERE AND PAY ME A VISIT
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