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But then, the woman who once learns the mother knack never forgets it. After tea Ma despatched Pa over to William Alexander‚Äôs to borrow a high chair. BUT THEN THE WOMAN WHO ONCE LEARNS THE MOTHER NACK NEVER FORGETS IT AFTER TEA MA DISPATCHED PA OVER TO WILLIAM ALEXANDER'S TO BORROW A HIGH CHAIR
didn‚Äôt. ‚ÄúWell, we‚Äôre NOT. I brought up one boy and that‚Äôs enough. I don‚Äôt calculate to be pestered with any more. I never was much struck on children _as_ children, anyhow. You say that Mary Garland had a brother out in Manitoba? Well, we shall just write to him and tell him he‚Äôs got to look out for his nephew.‚ÄĚ ‚ÄúBut how can you do that, Ma, when nobody knows his address?‚ÄĚ objected Pa, with a wistful look at that delicious, laughing baby. ‚ÄúI‚Äôll find out his address if I have to advertise in the papers for him,‚ÄĚ retorted Ma. ‚ÄúAs for you, Pa Sloane, you‚Äôre not fit to be out of a lunatic asylum. The next auction you‚Äôll be buying a wife, I s‚Äôpose?‚ÄĚ Pa, quite crushed by Ma‚Äôs sarcasm, pulled his chair in to supper. Ma picked up the baby and sat down at the head of the table. Little Teddy laughed and pinched her face--Ma‚Äôs face! Ma looked very grim, but she fed him his supper as skilfully as if it had not been thirty years since she had done such a thing. E GOING TO KEEP THIS BABY I I DON'T KNOW SAID PA AND HE DIDN'T WELL WE'RE NOT I BOUGHT UP ONE BOY AND THAT'S ENOUGH I DID DON'T CALCULATE TO BE PESTERED WITH ANY MORE I NEVER WAS MUCH STRUCK ON CHILDREN AS CHILDREN ANYHOW YOU SAY THAT MARY GARLAND HAD WEATHER OUT IN MANITOBA WELL WE SHALL JUST WRITE TO HIM AND TELL HIM THAT HE'S GOT TO LOOK OUT FOR HIS NEPHEW BUT HOW CAN YOU DO THAT MA WHEN NOBODY KNOWS HIS ADDRESS OBJECTED PA WITH A WISTFUL LOOK AT THAT DELICITIOUS LAUGHING BABY I'LL FIND OUT HIS ADDRESS IF I HAVE TO GO TO ADVERTISE IN THE PAPERS FOR HIM RETORTED MA AS FOR YOU PA S ALONE YOU'RE NOT FIT TO BE OUT OF A LUNATIC ASYLUM THE NEXT AUCTION YOU'LL BE BUYING A WIFE I SUPPOSE PA PA QUITE CLUTCHED BY MA'S SARCASM PULLED HIS CHAIR IN TO SUPPER MA PI PICKED UP THE BABY AND SAT DOWN AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE LITTLE TEDDY LAUGHED AND PINCHED HER FACE MA'S FACE MA LOOKED VERY GRIM BUT SHE FED HIM HIS SUPPER AS SKILFULLY AS IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THIRTY YEARS SINCE SHE HAD DONE SUCH A THING
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