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Miss Hunter came upon little Olive one afternoon sitting on the stairs in a breathless, exhausted state, and Roland was remonstrating with her. 'You've only run up twenty five times, Olive, and you're tired already; it's a mile race, and you _must_ go on.' 'She must do nothing of the sort, Roland,' said Miss Hunter sternly. MISS HUNTER CAME UPON LITTLE OLIVE ONE AFTERNOON SITTING ON THE STAIRS IN A BREATHLESS EXHAUSTED STATE AND ROLAND WAS REMONSTRATING WITH HER YOU'VE ONLY RUN UP TWENTY FIVE TIMES OLIVE AND YOU'RE TIRED ALREADY IT'S A MILE RACE YOU MUST GO ON SHE MUST DO NOTHING OF THE SORT ROLLIN SAID MISS HUNTER STERNLY
oses regarding the two small children about to be placed in their charge, and no two visitors could have caused more excitement and preparation in the quiet household than did this little couple from India. 'Well,' asked Miss Amabel, as, after a great deal of bustle and talk in the hall, the sisters came back to the drawing-room, 'and what are your impressions of the kids?' 'Poor little mites!' said Miss Sibyl; 'they seem so very white and sickly in appearance, that we were quite astonished at the way they scampered upstairs. I am thankful they were sent back in charge of an English nurse. Those ayahs are always so unsatisfactory.' Before many days the children astonished their aunts still more by their agility and ingenuity in mischief of all sorts. Roland, a fair, curly-haired little fellow of seven, led his smaller sister Olive into every kind of audacious escapade. Their spirits were unflagging, though at times their frail-looking little bodies seemed to droop under their activity. EY WERE NOW FULL OF PLANS AND PURPOSES REGARDING THE TWO SMALL CHILDREN ABOUT TO BE PLACED IN THEIR CHARGE AND NO TWO VISITORS COULD HAVE CAUSED MORE EXCITEMENT AND PREPARATION IN THE QUIET HOUSEHOLD THAN DID THIS LITTLE COUPLE FROM INDIA WELL SAID MISS AMABEL AS AFTER A GREAT DEAL OF BUSTLE AND TALK IN THE HALL THE SISTERS CAME BACK TO THE DRAWING ROOM AND WHAT ARE YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF THE KIDS POOR LITTLE MITES SAID MISS SYLL THEY SEEM SO VERY WHITE AND SICKLY IN APPEARANCE THAT WE WERE QUITE ASTONISHED AT THE WAY THEY SCAMPERED UPSTAIRS I AM THANKFUL THEY WERE SENT BACK IN CHARGE OF AN ENGLISH NURSE THOSE EYES ARE ALWAYS SO UNSATISFACTORY BEFORE MANY DAYS THE CHILDREN ASTONISHED THEIR AUNTS STILL MORE BY THEIR AGILITY AND INGENUITY IN MISCHIEF OF ALL SORTS ROLAND A FAIR CURLY HEADED LITTLE FELLOW OF SEVEN LED HIS SMALLER SISTER OLIVE INTO EVERY KIND OF AUDACIOUS EXCAPADE THEIR SPIRITS WERE INFLAGGING THOUGH AT TIMES THEIR FRAIL LOOKING LITTLE BODY SEEMED TO DROOP UNDER THEIR ACTIVITY
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