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Miss Hester was on one of the sofas half asleep; Miss Amabel standing on the hearthrug with her back to the fire; whilst Miss Sibyl and Miss Hunter were both trying to read books of a religious character, and feeling very dull and bored. 'Now come and talk to us,' said Miss Amabel briskly, as the children appeared; 'we are all bored to death, and we want you to entertain us.' MISS HESTER WAS ON ONE OF THE SOFAS HALF ASLEEP MISS AMABEL STANDING ON THE HALF RUG WITH HER BACK TO THE FIRE WHILE MISS SYBIL AND MISS HUNTER WERE BOTH TRYING TO READ BOOKS OF A RELIGIOUS CHARACTER AND FEELING VERY DULL AND BORED NOW COME AND TALK TO US SAID MISS AMABEL BRISKLY AS THE CHILDREN APPEARED WE ARE ALL BORED TO DEATH AND WE WANT YOU TO ENTERTAIN US
lking with Miss Hester, pulled her by the hand towards Bob's five graves in the corner. 'Do just let me look at them again! Have you got any graves here, Aunt Hester? I wish I had some. Poor Bob has too many, hasn't he?' Miss Hester gave a little shiver. 'What an extraordinary child you are! You don't know the meaning of graves, or you wouldn't talk so!' 'Yes, I do,' said Roland earnestly; 'the earth is full of graves in winter; these graves in the churchyard belong to dead people, but the dead flowers are everywhere, and they're all coming up at Easter--Mr. Bob said so.' 'Bob fills your head with a lot of nonsense; come along.' The boy felt snubbed, and said no more; but that afternoon, when he and his little sister came down to the drawing-room, the subject was opened afresh. [Illustration] Their aunts found Sunday afternoon long and tedious, especially as now a heavy downpour of sleet and rain had set in, and it was in the hope of being amused that Miss Hunter sent for the children. T DIRECTLY THE SERVICE WAS OVER ROLAND WHO WAS WALKING WITH MISS ESTHER PULLED HER BY THE HAND TOWARDS BOB'S FIVE GRAVES IN THE CORNER DO JUST LET ME LOOK AT THEM AGAIN HAVE YOU GOT ANY GRAVES HERE AUNT HESTER I WISH I HAD SOME POOR BOB HAS TOO MANY HASN'T HE MISS HESTER GAVE A LITTLE SHIVER WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY CHILD YOU ARE YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF GRAVES OR YOU WOULDN'T TALK SO YES I DO SAID ROLAND EARNESTLY THE EARTH IS FULL OF GRAVES IN WINTER THESE GRAVES IN THE CHURCHCHYARD BELONG TO DEAD PEOPLE BUT THE DEAD FLOWERS ARE EVERYWHERE AND THEY ARE ALL COMING UP AT EASTER MISTER BOB SAID SO BOB FILLS YOUR HEAD WITH A LOT OF NONSENSE COME ALONG THE BOY FELT SNUBBED AND SAID NO MORE BUT THAT AFTERNOON WHEN HE AND HIS LITTLE SISTER CAME DOWN TO THE DRAWING ROOM THE SUBJECT WAS OPENED AFRESH THEIR AUNTS FOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON LONG AND TEDIOUS ESPECIALLY AS NOW A HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF SLEET AND RAIN HAD SET IN AND IT WAS IN THE HOPE OF BEING AMUSED THAT MISS HUNTER SENT FOR THE CHILDREN
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