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"Come and help me, Muddy?" he coaxed, and as she looked up he suddenly let fly all his armory of weapons at once,  two dimples, tossing back of curls, parted lips, tiny white teeth, sweet voice. COME AND HELP ME MUDDY HE COAXED AND AS SHE LOOKED UP HE SUDDENLY LET FLY ALL HIS ARMOUR OF WEAPONS AT ONCE TWO DIMPLES TOSSING BACK OF CURLS PARTED LIPS TINY WHITE TEETH SWEET VOICE
ter realized that life was real and life was earnest. When the floor was strewn with playthings his habit had been to stand amid the wreckage and smile, whereupon Joanna would fly and restore everything to its accustomed place. After the passing of Joanna, Mother Carey sat placidly in her chair in the nursery and Peter stood ankle deep among his toys, smiling. "Now put everything where it belongs, sweet Pete," said mother. "You do it," smiled Peter. "I am very busy darning your stockings, Peter." "I don't like to pick up, Muddy." "No, it isn't much fun, but it has to be done." Peter went over to the window and gazed at the landscape. "I dess I'll go play with Ellen," he remarked in honeyed tones. "That would be nice, after you clear away your toys and blocks." "I dess I'll play with Ellen first," suggested Peter, starting slowly towards the door. "No, we always work first and play afterwards!" said mother, going on darning. Peter felt caught in a net of irresistible and pitiless logic.  ODD JOBS TO OFFER HIM THERE CAME A DAY WHEN EVEN PETER REALIZED THAT LIFE WAS REAL AND LIFE WAS EARNEST WHEN THE FLOOR WAS STREWN WITH PLAYTHINGS HIS HABIT HAD BEEN TO STAND AMID THE WRECKAGE AND SMILE WHEREUPON JOANNA WOULD FLY AND RESTORE EVERYTHING TO ITS ACCUSTOMED PLACE AFTER THE PASSING OF JOANNA MOTHER CAREY SAT PLACIDLY IN HER CHAIR IN THE NURSERY AND PETER STOOD ANKLE DEEP AMONG HIS TOYS SMILING NOW PUT EVERYTHING WHERE IT BELONGS SWEET PETE SAID MOTHER YOU DO IT SMILED PETER I AM VERY BUSY DARNING YOUR STOCKINGS PETER I DON'T LIKE TO PICK UP MUDDY NO IT ISN'T MUCH FUN BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE PETER WENT OVER TO THE WINDOW AND GAZED AT THE LANDSCAPE I GUESS I'LL GO PLAY WITH ELLEN HE REMARKED IN HONEY TONES THAT WOULD BE NICE AFTER YOU CLEAR AWAY YOUR TOYS AND BLOCKS I GUESS I PLAY WITH ELLEN FIRST SUGGESTED PETER STARTING SLOWLY TOWARDS THE DOOR NO WE ALWAYS WORK FIRST AND PLAY AFTERWARDS SAID MOTHER GOING ON DARNING PETER FELT CAUGHT IN A NET OF IRRESISTIBLE AND PITILESS LOGIC
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