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The barn is filled with hay, and of course meets every requirement for the most active species of hide and seek and the like. THE BARN IS FILLED WITH HAY AND OF COURSE MEETS EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR THE MOST ACTIVE SPECIES OF HIDE AND SEEK AND THE LIKE
 devoted to Algonquin and to Nicholas. Ted's playmates are George and Jack, Aleck Russell, who is in Princeton, and Ensign Hamner of the _Sylph_. They wrestle, shoot, swim, play tennis, and go off on long expeditions in the boats. Quenty-quee has cast off the trammels of the nursery and become a most active and fearless though very good-tempered little boy. Really the children do have an ideal time out here, and it is an ideal place for them. The three sets of cousins are always together. I am rather disconcerted by the fact that they persist in regarding me as a playmate. This afternoon, for instance, was rainy, and all of them from George, Ted, Lorraine and Ethel down to Archibald, Nicholas and Quentin, with the addition of Aleck Russell and Ensign Hamner, came to get me to play with them in the old barn. They plead so hard that I finally gave in, but upon my word, I hardly knew whether it was quite right for the President to be engaged in such wild romping as the next two hours saw. IN THE EVENING ARCHIE CONTINUES DEVOTED TO ALGONQUIN AND TO NICHOLAS TED'S PLAYMATES ARE GEORGE AND JACK ALEC RUSSELL WHO IS IN PRINCETON AND ENSIGN HAMNER OF THE SYLPH THEY WRESTLE SHOOT SWIM PLAY TENNIS AND GO OFF ON LONG EXPEDITIONS IN THE BOATS QUINTY QUAE HAS CAST OFF THE TRAMMELS OF THE NURSERY AND BECOME A MOST ACTIVE AND FEARLESS THOUGH VERY GOOD TEMPERED LITTLE BOY REALLY THE CHILDREN DO HAVE AN IDEAL TIME OUT HERE AND IT IS AN IDEAL PLACE FOR THEM THE THREE SETS OF COUSINS ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER I AM RATHER DISCONCERTED BY THE FACT THAT THEY PERSIST IN REGARDING ME AS A PLAYMATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR INSTANCE WAS RAINY AND ALL OF THEM FROM GEORGE TED LORRAINE AND ETHEL DOWN TO ARCHIBALD NICHOLAS AND QUINTON WITH THE ADDITION OF ALEC RUSSELL AND ENSIGN HAMNER CAME TO GET ME TO PLAY WITH THEM IN THE OLD BARN THEY PLEAD SO HARD THAT I FINALLY GAVE IN BUT UPON MY WORD I HARDLY KNEW WHETHER IT WAS QUITE RIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH WILD ROMPING AS THE NEXT TWO HOURS SAW
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