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Miss Hunter looked helplessly at her sisters. 'I'm not good at Bible stories,' she said; 'I forget them so.' MISS HUNTER LOOKED HELPLESSLY AT HER SISTERS I'M NOT GOOD AT BIBLE STORIES SHE SAID I FORGET THEM SO
lustration] 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. 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.' Roland sat down on a footstool, and clasped his knees in an old-fashioned way. Olive ran to Miss Hunter and climbed into her lap. She was accustomed to be petted, and looked upon grown-up people's knees as her rightful privilege. 'What shall we talk about?' asked Roland. 'Let's ask Aunt Marion to tell us the story of Easter Sunday,' suggested Olive. 'Yes, nurse doesn't know it properly--she makes it so short. RAWING 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 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 ROLLIN SAT DOWN ON A FOOTSTOOL AND CLASPED HIS KNEES IN AN OLD FASHIONED WAY OLIVE RAN TO MISS HUNTER AND CLIMBED INTO HER LAP SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO BEING PETTED AND LOOKED UPON GROWN UP PEOPLE'S KNEES AS HER RIGHTFUL PRIVILEGE WHAT SHALL WE TALK ABOUT ASKED ROLAND LET'S ASK AUNT MARIAN TO TELL US THE STORY OF EASTER'S SUNDAY SUGGESTED OLIVE YES NURSE DOESN'T KNOW IT PROPERLY SHE MAKES IT SO SHORT
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