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"Now we can be quiet again, can't we?" "Oh, quite. I've a very dear friend of mine that I want you to know. NOW WE CAN BE QUIET AGAIN CAN'T WE OH QUITE I'VE A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE THAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
nd remembering his friends, he filled up the house with that kind of officer who live in cheap lodgings at Southsea or Montpelier Square, Brompton—good men all, but not well off. The mother perceived that they needed girls to play with; and as there was no scarcity of girls, the house hummed like a dovecote in spring. They tore up the place for amateur theatricals; they disappeared in the gardens when they ought to have been rehearsing; they swept off every available horse and vehicle, especially the governess-cart and the fat pony; they fell into the trout-ponds; they picnicked and they tennised; and they sat on gates in the twilight, two by two, and Georgie found that he was not in the least necessary to their entertainment. “My word!” said he, when he saw the last of their dear backs. “They told me they’ve enjoyed ’emselves, but they haven’t done half the things they said they would.” “I know they’ve enjoyed themselves—immensely,” said the mother. “You’re a public benefactor, dear.”  THAT IT WAS GEORGIE'S TURN AND REMEMBERING HIS FRIENDS HE FILLED UP THE HOUSE WITH THAT KIND OF OFFICER WHO LIVE IN CHEAP LODGINGS IN SOUTH SEA OR MONTPELLIERS SQUARE BROMPTON ALL GOOD MEN BUT NOT WELL OFF THE MOTHER PERCEIVED THAT THEY NEEDED GIRLS TO PLAY WITH AND THERE WAS NO SCARCITY OF GIRLS THE HOUSE HUMMED LIKE A DOVE CART IN SPRING THEY TORE UP THE PLACE FOR AMATEUR THEATRICALS THEY DISAPPEARED IN THE GARDENS WHEN THEY OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN REHEARSING THEY SWEPT OFF EVERY AVAILABLE HORSE AND VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THE GOVERNOR'S CART AND THE FAT PONY THEY FELL INTO THE TROUT PONDS THEY PICNICKED AND THEY TENNISED AND THEY SAT ON GATES IN THE TWILIGHT TWO BY TWO AND GEORGIE FOUND THAT HE WAS NOT IN THE LEAST NECESSARY TO THEIR ENTERTAINMENT MY WORDS SAID HE WHEN HE SAW THE LAST OF THEIR DEAR BACKS THEY TOLD ME THEY'VE ENJOYED THEMSELVES BUT THEY HAVEN'T DONE HALF THE THINGS THEY SAID THEY WOULD I KNOW THEY'VE ENJOYED THEMSELVES IMMENSELY SAID THE MOTHER YOU'RE A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR DEAR
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