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Gilbert heard the cry of "Low bridge!" very often after Kathleen appeared on the scene, and Kathleen's ears, too, grew well accustomed to the same phrase after Peter was born. "Julia never did a naughty thing in her life, nor spoke a wrong word," said her father once, proudly. GILBERT HEARD THE CRY OF LOW BRIDGE VERY OFTEN AFTER KATHLEEN APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND KATHLEEN'S EARS TOO GREW WELL ACCUSTOMED TO THE SAME PHRASE AFTER PETER WAS BORN JULIA NEVER DID A NAUGHTY THING IN HER LIFE NOR SPOKE A WRONG WORD SAID HER FATHER ONCE PROUDLY
f the Carey family life, and Julia, from the age of five onward, fell into the charge of a pious, unimaginative governess, instead of being turned out to pasture with a lot of frolicsome young human creatures; so at thirteen she had apparently settled--hard, solid, and firm--into a mould. She had smooth fair hair, pale blue eyes, thin lips, and a somewhat too plump shape for her years. She was always tidy and wore her clothes well, laying enormous stress upon their material and style, this trait in her character having been added under the fostering influence of the wealthy and fashionable Gladys Ferguson. At thirteen, when Julia joined the flock of Carey chickens, she had the air of belonging to quite another order of beings. They had been through a discipline seldom suffered by "only children." They had had to divide apples and toys, take turns at reading books, and learn generally to trot in double harness. If Nancy had a new dress at Christmas, Kathleen had a new hat in the spring. E FLIGHTY MOTHER PASSED OUT OF THE CAREY FAMILY LIFE AND JULIA FROM THE AGE OF FIVE ONWARD FELL INTO THE CHARGE OF A PIOUS UNIMAGINATIVE GOVERNESS INSTEAD OF BEING TURNED OUT TO PASTURE WITH A LOT OF FROLICSOME YOUNG HUMAN CREATURES SO AT THIRTEEN SHE HAD APPARENTLY SETTLED HARD SOLID AND FIRM INTO A MOULD SHE HAD SMOOTH FAIR HAIR PALE BLUE EYES THIN LIPS AND A SOMEWHAT TOO PLUMP SHAPE FOR HER YEARS SHE WAS ALWAYS TIDY AND WORE HER CLOTHES WELL LAYING ENORMOUS STRESS UPON THEIR MATERIAL AND STYLE THIS TRAIT IN HER CHARACTER HAVING BEEN ADDED UNDER THE FOSTERING INFLUENCE OF THE WEALTHY AND FASHIONABLE GLADYS FERGUSON AT THIRTEEN WHEN JULIA JOINED THE FLOCK OF CAREY CHICKENS SHE HAD THE AIR OF BELONGING TO QUITE ANOTHER ORDER OF BEINGS THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH A DISCIPLINE SELDOM SUFFERED BY ONLY CHILDREN THEY HAD HAD TO DIVIDE APPLES AND TOYS TAKE TURNS AT READING BOOKS AND GENERALLY LEARN TO TROT IN DOUBLE HARNESS IF NANCY HAD A NEW DRESS AT CHRISTMAS KATHLEEN HAD A NEW HAT IN THE SPRING
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