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"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 GUESS I'LL GO PLAY WITH ELLEN HE REMARKED IN HONEY TONES THAT WOULD BE NICE AFTER YOU CLEAR AWAY YOUR TOYS AND BLOCKS
bert, he should polish the silver for his share. This was an idea that proved so unpopular with Gilbert that it was speedily relinquished. Gilbert was wonderful with tools, so wonderful that Mother Carey feared he would be a carpenter instead of the commander of a great war ship; but there seemed to be no 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. LINE BIT OF MARTYRDOM TO GIVE TO GILBERT HE SHOULD POLISH THE SILVER FOR HIS SHARE THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT PROVED SO UNPOPULAR WITH GILBERT THAT IT WAS SPEEDILY RELINQUISHED GILBERT WAS WONDERFUL WITH TOOLS SO WONDERFUL THAT MOTHER CAREY FEARED HE WOULD BE A CARPENTER INSTEAD OF THE COMMANDER OF A GREAT WARSHIP BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO 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
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