large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb_74
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb
English
5636
"Hullo, you two! what are you whispering about?" he called to Kathleen and Julia, who were huddled together in a far corner of the long room, gesticulating eloquently. "We've an idea! We've an idea! We've found a way to help!" sang the two girls, pirouetting back into the circle of firelight. HULLO YOU TWO WHAT ARE YOU WHISPERING ABOUT HE CALLED TO KATHLEEN AND JULIA WHO WERE HUDDLED TOGETHER IN A FAR CORNER OF THE LONG ROOM GESTICULATING ELOQUENTLY WE'VE AN IDEA WE'VE AN IDEA WE'VE AN IDEA WE'VE FOUND LL BE TO HELP SANG THE TWO GIRLS PIROUETTING BACK INTO THE CIRCLE OF FIRELIGHT
I haven't thought of ways and means for a month, but of course we will never leave the Yellow House, and of course we must contrive to earn money enough to live in it. We must think about it every spare minute till vacation comes; then we'll have nearly four months to amass a fortune big enough to carry us through the next year. I have an idea for myself already. I was going to wait till my seventeenth birthday, but that's four months away and it's too long. I'm old enough to begin any time. I feel old enough to write my Reminiscences this minute." "You might publish your letters to the American Consul in Breslau; they'd make a book!" teased Gilbert. "Very likely I shall, silly Gilly," retorted Nancy, swinging her mane haughtily. "It isn't every girl who has a monthly letter from an Admiral in China and a Consul in Germany." "You wouldn't catch me answering the Queen of Sheba's letters or the Empress of India's," exclaimed Gilbert, whose pen was emphatically less mighty than his sword. IN MY RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION THAT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF WAYS AND MEANS FOR A MONTH BUT OF COURSE WE WILL NEVER LEAVE THE YELLOW HOUSE AND OF COURSE WE MUST CONTRIVE TO EARN MONEY ENOUGH TO LIVE IN IT WE MUST THINK ABOUT IT EVERY SPARE MINUTE TILL VACATION COMES THEN WE'LL HAVE NEARLY FOUR MONTHS TO MASS A FORTUNE BIG ENOUGH TO CARRY US THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR I HAVE AN IDEA FOR MYSELF ALREADY I WAS GOING TO WAIT UNTIL MY SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY BUT THAT'S FOUR MONTHS AWAY AND IT'S TOO LONG I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BEGIN ANY TIME I FEEL OLD ENOUGH TO WRITE MY REMINENCES THIS MINUTE YOU MIGHT PUBLISH YOUR LETTERS TO THE AMERICAN COUNCIL IN BRESLOW THAT MAKE A BOOK TEASED GILBERT VERY LIKELY I SHALL SILLY GILLY RETORTED NANCY SWINGING HER MANE HAUGHTILY IT ISN'T EVERY GIRL WHO HAS A MONTHLY LETTER FROM AN ADMIRAL IN CHINA AND A COUNCIL IN GERMANY YOU WOULDN'T CATCH ME ANSWERING THE QUEEN ASHEBA'S LETTERS OR THE EMPRESS OF INDIAS EXCLAIMED GILBERT WHOSE PEN WAS EMPHATICALLY LESS MIGHTY THAN HIS SWORD
large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/5636/mother_careys_chickens_1012_librivox_64kb_mp3/mothercareyschickens_30_wiggins_64kb.flac