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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. 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
an hold his own in walking, running, swimming, shooting, wrestling, and boxing. Kermit is as cunning as ever and has developed greatly. He and his inseparable Philip started out for a night's camping in their best the other day. A driving storm came up and they had to put back, really showing both pluck, skill and judgment. They reached home, after having been out twelve hours, at nine in the evening. Archie continues 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. E IS A REALLY GOOD RIDER AND CAN HOLD HIS OWN IN WALKING RUNNING SWIMMING SHOOTING WRESTLING AND BOXING KERMIT IS AS CUNNING AS EVER AND HAS DEVELOPED GREATLY HE AND HIS INSEPARABLE PHILLIPS STARTED OUT FOR A NIGHT'S CAMPING IN THEIR BEST THE OTHER DAY A DRIVING STORM CAME UP AND THEY HAD TO PUT BACK REALLY SHOWING BOTH PLUCK SKILL AND JUDGMENT THEY REACHED HOME AFTER HAVING BEEN OUT TWELVE HOURS AT NINE 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
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