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The Scotch have a much prettier word than we for all this, and what we term moving they call "flitting." The word is not only prettier, but in this instance more appropriate. It was such a buoyant, youthful affair, this Carey flitting. Light forms darted up and down the stairs and past the windows, appearing now at the back, now at the front of the house, with a picture, or a postage stamp, or a dish, or a penwiper, or a pillow, or a basket, or a spool. THE SCOTCH HAVE A MUCH PRETTIER WORD THAN WE FOR ALL THIS AND WHAT WE TERM MOVING THEY CALL FLITTING THE WORD IS NOT ONLY PRETTIER BUT IN THIS INSTANCE MORE APPROPRIATE IT WAS SUCH A BUOYANT USEFUL AFFAIR THIS CAREY FLITTING LIGHT FORMS DARTED UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS AND PAST THE WINDOWS APPEARING NOW AT THE BACK NOW AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WITH A PITCHER OR POSTAGE STAMP OR DISH OR PEN WIPER OR PILLOW OR BASKET OR SPOOL
 that the girls should leave their spring term of school unfinished, and that the family should move to Beulah during Gilbert's Easter vacation. Mother Carey gave due reflection to the interrupted studies, but concluded that for two girls like Nancy and Kathleen the making of a new home would be more instructive and inspiring, and more fruitful in its results, than weeks of book learning. Youth delights in change, in the prospect of new scenes and fresh adventures, and as it is never troubled by any doubts as to the wisdom of its plans, the Carey children were full of vigor and energy just now. Charlestown, the old house, the daily life, all had grown sad and dreary to them since father had gone. Everything spoke of him. Even mother longed for something to lift her thought out of the past and give it wings, so that it might fly into the future and find some hope and comfort there. There was a continual bustle from morning till night, and a spirit of merriment that had long been absent. WAS FINALLY DECIDED THAT THE GIRLS SHOULD LEAVE THEIR SPRING TERM OF SCHOOL UNFINISHED AND THAT THE FAMILY SHOULD MOVE TO BEULAH DURING GILBERT'S EASTER VACATION MOTHER CAREY GAVE DUE REFLECTION TO THE INTERRUPTED STUDIES BUT CONCLUDED THAT FOR TWO GIRLS LIKE NANCY AND KATHLEEN THE MAKING OF A NEW HOME WOULD BE MORE INSTRUCTIVE AND INSPIRING AND MORE FRUITFUL IN ITS RESULTS THAN WEEKS OF BOOK LEARNING YOUTH DELIGHTS AND CHANGE AT THE PROSPECT OF NEW SCENES AND FRESH ADVENTURES AND AS IT IS NEVER TROUBLED BY ANY DOUBTS AS TO THE WISDOM OF ITS PLANS THE CAREY CHILDREN WERE FULL OF VIGOR AND ENERGY JUST NOW CHARLESTON THE OLD HOUSE THE DAILY LIFE ALL HAD GROWN SAD AND DREARY TO THEM SINCE FATHER HAD GONE EVERYTHING SPOKE OF HIM EVEN MOTHER LONGED FOR SOMETHING TO LIFT HER THOUGHT OUT OF THE PAST AND GIVE IT WINGS SO THAT IT MIGHT FLY INTO THE FUTURE AND FIND SOME HOPE AND COMFORT THERE THERE WAS A CONTINUAL BUSTLE FROM MORNING TILL NIGHT AND A SPIRIT OF MERRIMENT THAT HAD LONG BEEN ABSENT
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