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Before many Saturdays the Admiral's lap had superseded all other places as a gathering ground for the little Careys, whom he called the stormy petrels. BEFORE MANY SATURDAYS THE ADMIRAL'S LAP HAD SUPERSEDED ALL OTHER PLACES AS A GATHERING GROUND FOR THE LITTLE CAREYS WHOM HE CALLED THE STORMY PETRELS
 climbed her knee. I looked who were that favored company. That is the way a poet would have described what the Admiral saw, and if you want to see anything truly and beautifully you must generally go to a poet. Mrs. Carey held Peter, then a crowing baby, in her lap. Gilbert was tickling Peter's chin with a buttercup, Nancy was putting a wreath of leaves on her mother's hair, and Kathleen was swinging from an apple-tree bough, her yellow curls flying. "Might I inquire what you think of that?" asked the father. "Well," the Admiral said, "mothers and children make a pretty good picture at any time, but I should say this one couldn't be 'beat.' Two for the Navy, eh?" "All four for the Navy, perhaps," laughed the young man. "Nancy has already chosen a Rear-Admiral and Kathleen a Commodore; they are modest little girls!" "They do you credit, Peter!" "I hope I've given them something,--I've tried hard enough, but they are mostly the work of the lady in the chair. Come on and say how d'ye do.  TO FLOWERS WERE SOWN ABOUT THE GRASS BESIDE OR CLIMBED HER KNEE I LOOKED TOO WITH A FAVORED COMPANY THAT IS THE WAY A POET WOULD HAVE DESCRIBED WHAT THE ADMIRAL SAW AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANYTHING TRULY AND BEAUTIFULLY YOU MUST GENERALLY GO TO A POET MISSUS CAREY HELD PETER THEN A CROWING BABY IN HER LAP GILBERT WAS TICKLING PETER'S CHIN WITH A BUTTERCUP NANCY WAS PUTTING A WREATH OF LEAVES ON HER MOTHER'S HAIR AND KATHLEEN WAS SWINGING FROM AN APPLE TREE BOUGH HER YELLOW CURLS FLYING MIGHT I INQUIRE WHAT YOU THINK OF THAT ASKED THE FATHER WELL THE ADMIRAL SAID MOTHERS AND CHILDREN MAKE A PRETTY GOOD PICTURE AT ANY TIME BUT I SHOULD SAY THIS ONE COULDN'T BE BEAT TWO FOR THE NAVY EH ALL FOUR FOR THE NAVY PERHAPS LAUGHED THE YOUNG MAN NANCY HAS ALREADY CHOSEN A REAL ADMIRAL AND KATHLEEN A COMMODORE THEY ARE MODEST LITTLE GIRLS THEY DO YOU CREDIT PETER I HOPE I'VE GIVEN THEM SOMETHING I'VE TRIED HARD ENOUGH BUT THEY'RE MOSTLY THE WORK OF THE LADY IN THE CHAIR COME ON AND SAY HOW'D YOU DO
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