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I don't half understand their talk.' 'I do,' said Miss Sibyl, with a wistful smile; 'and I believe they are going to get well, and give us more of faith's lessons to learn and understand.' They did get well, though their recovery was somewhat slow; and Easter, late as it came that year, was close at hand before they were quite convalescent. I DON'T HALF UNDERSTAND THEIR TALK AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE GOING TO GET WELL AND GIVE US MORE FAITHLESS LESSONS TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THEY DID GET WELL THOUGH THEIR RECOVERY WAS SOMEWHAT SLOW AND EASTER LATE AS IT CAME THEIR YEAR WAS CLOSE AT HAND BEFORE THEY WERE QUITE CONVALESCENT
en so long unaccustomed to children's ailments, that perhaps they may have exaggerated the danger; still, even the family doctor looked grave and talked about 'Indian constitutions,' 'no stamina,' etc., etc., and the old house that had so lately rung with childish voices and laughter now lay hushed and silent in the sweet spring sunshine. [Illustration] 'They're too precocious,' said Miss Hunter with tearful eyes, as she came down from the sick room one day; 'it is always the good precocious children that die young. Roland has just said, in his little weak, quavering voice, "Auntie, perhaps Olive and I are going to die and be put in a grave." And when I told him that wasn't likely, and he mustn't think of such things, he said in quite a cheerful tone, "Oh, well we shall come up at Easter, you know. If it isn't this Easter, it will be another one, and you'll have our graves to look after, like Mr. Bob. Jesus will take care of us till we come up, like Mr. Bob takes care of his lily pots. ATTACK OF MEASLES THEIR AUNTS HAD BEEN SO LONG UNACCUSTOMED TO CHILDREN'S AILMENTS THAT PERHAPS THEY MAY HAVE EXAGGERATED THE DANGER STILL EVEN THE FAMILY DOCTOR LOOKED GRAVE AND TALKED ABOUT INDIAN CONSTITUTIONS NO STAMINA ET CETERA ET CETERA AND THE OLD HOUSE THAT HAD SO LATELY RUNG WITH CHILDISH VOICES AND LAUGHTER NOW LAY HUSHED AND SILENT IN THE SWEET SPRING SUNSHINE THEY'RE TOO PRECOCIOUS SAID MISS HUNTER WITH TEARFUL EYES AS SHE CAME DOWN FROM THE SICK ROOM ONE DAY IT IS ALWAYS THE GOOD PRECOCIOUS CHILDREN THAT DIE YOUNG ROLAND HAS JUST SAID IN HIS LITTLE WEAK QUAVERING VOICE AREN'T HE PERHAPS OLIVE AND I ARE GOING TO DIE AND BE PUT IN A GRAVE AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT WASN'T LIKELY AND HE MUSTN'T THINK OF SUCH THINGS HE SAID IN QUITE A CHEERFUL TONE OH WELL WE SHALL COME UP AT EASTER YOU KNOW IF IT ISN'T THIS EASTER IT WILL BE ANOTHER ONE AND YOU'LL HAVE OUR GRAVES TO LOOK AFTER LIKE MISTER BOB JESUS WILL TAKE CARE OF US TILL WE COME UP LIKE MISTER BOB TAKES CARE OF HIS LILYPOTS
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