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Oh! Peter, aged four, can be dismissed in very few words as a consummate charmer and heart breaker. The usual elements that go to the making of a small boy were all there, but mixed with white magic. OH PETER AGED FOUR CAN BE DISMISSED IN VERY FEW WORDS AS A CONSUMMATE CHARMER AND HEART BREAKER THE USUAL ELEMENTS THAT GO TO THE MAKING OF A SMALL BOY WALL THERE BUT MIXED WITH WHITE MAGIC
g moment less keen, her absorption in the particular subject less intense. Walt Whitman might have been thinking of Nancy when he wrote:-- There was a child went forth every day And the first object he looked upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day, or a certain part of the day Or for many years, or stretching cycles of years. Kathleen's nature needed to be stirred, Nancy's to be controlled, the impulse coming from within, the only way that counts in the end, though the guiding force may be applied from without. Nancy was more impulsive than industrious, more generous than wise, more plucky than prudent; she had none too much perseverance and no patience at all. Gilbert was a fiery youth of twelve, all for adventure. He kindled quickly, but did not burn long, so deeds of daring would be in his line; instantaneous ones, quickly settled, leaving the victor with a swelling chest and a feather in cap; rather an obvious feather suited Gilbert best. Peter? R INTEREST IN THE PASSING MOMENT LESS KEEN HER ABSORPTION IN THE PARTICULAR SUBJECT LESS INTENSE WALT WHITMAN MIGHT HAVE BEEN THINKING OF NANCY WHEN HE WROTE THERE WAS A CHILD WENT FORTH EVERY DAY AND THE FIRST OBJECT HE LOOKED UPON THE OBJECT HE BECAME AND THE OBJECT BECAME PART OF HIM FOR THE DAY OR A CERTAIN PART OF THE DAY OR FOR MANY YEARS OR STRETCHING CYCLES OF YEARS CATHERINE'S NATURE NEEDED TO BE STIRRED NANCY'S TO BE CONTROLLED THE IMPULSE COMING FROM WITHIN THE ONLY WAY THAT COUNTS IN THE END THOUGH THE GUIDING FORCE MAY BE APPLIED FROM WITHOUT NANCY WAS MORE IMPULSIVE THAN INDUSTRIOUS MORE GENEROUS AND WISE MORE PLUCKY THAN PRUDENT SHE HAD NONE TO TOO MUCH PERSEVERANCE AND NO PATIENCE AT ALL GILBERT WAS A FIERY YOUTH OF TWELVE ALL FOR ADVENTURE HE KINDLED QUICKLY BUT DID NOT BURN LONG SO DEEDS OF DARING WOULD BE IN HIS LINE INSTANTANEOUS ONES QUICKLY SETTLED LEAVING THE VICTOR WITH A SWELLING CHEST AND A FEATHER IN HIS CAP RATHER AN OBVIOUS FEATHER SUITED GILBERT BEST PETER
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