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His question was unanswered, for Miss Amabel appeared on the scene. 'Oh, you children!' she exclaimed breathlessly. HIS QUESTION WAS UNANSWERED FOR MISS AMABEL APPEARED ON THE SCENE OH YOU CHILDREN SHE EXCLAIMED BREATHLESSLY
e, and the very trees sigh and moan in their bareness and decay. 'Tis an empty bit o' life, when all that makes life sweet falls to pieces and fades away.' This was not quite intelligible to the children; but they shivered a little at the gloom in the old man's tone, and Olive's blue eyes filled with tears. 'I don't want to stay here in winter,' she said; 'let's go back to India, Roly!' Roland stood with knitted brows considering. 'Who makes the winter?' he asked. 'Does the devil? Because God only makes beautiful things, doesn't He?' Old Bob raised his hat, and looked up into the grey autumnal sky with a smile. [Illustration] 'Nay, little master, the devil wouldn't have wished to give us such a lesson as winter teaches us. 'Tis God Almighty in His love that gives us winter, to try our faith and patience, and teach us hope's lessons. If we had no winter, we should have no Easter, and 'tis well worth the waitin' for!' 'And does everything die in winter?' asked Roland in a mournful voice. THE SINGING BIRDS FLY AWAY AND THE BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS DIE AND THE VERY TREES SIGH AND MOAN IN THEIR BARRENNESS AND DECAY TIS AN EMPTY BITTER LIFE WHEN ALL THAT MAKES LIFE SWEET FALLS TO PIECES AND FADES AWAY THIS WAS NOT QUITE INTELLIGIBLE TO THE CHILDREN BUT THEY SHIVERED A LITTLE AT THE GLOOM IN THE OLD MAN'S TONE AND OLIVE'S BLUE EYES FILLED WITH TEARS I DON'T WANT TO STAY HERE IN WINTER SHE SAID LET'S GO BACK TO INDIA ROLEY ROLLIN STOOD WITH KNITTED BROWS CONSIDERING WHO MAKES THE WINTER HE ASKED DOES THE DEVIL BECAUSE GOD ONLY MAKES BEAUTIFUL THINGS DOESN'T HE OLD BOB RAISED HIS HAT AND LOOKED UP INTO THE GREY AUTUMNAL SKY WITH A SMILE NAY LITTLE MASTER THE DEVIL WOULDN'T HA WISHED TO GIVE US SUCH A LESSON AS WINTER TEACHES US TIS GOD ALMIGHTY AND HIS LOVE THAT GIVES US WINTER TO TRY OUR FAITH AND PATIENCE AND TEACH US HOPE'S LESSONS IF WE HAD NO WINTER WE SHOULD HAVE NO EASTER AND TIS WELL WORTH THE WAITING FOR AND IS EVERYTHING DIE IN WINTER ASKED ROLAND IN A MOURNFUL VOICE
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