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They could be rubbed off with a moist handkerchief if water were handy, and otherwise if it were not, and the person who rubbed always wanted for some mysterious reason to kiss him immediately afterwards, for Peter had the largest kissing acquaintance in Charlestown. THEY COULD BE RUBBED OFF WITH A MOIST HANDKERCHIEF IF WATER WERE HANDY AND OTHERWISE IF IT WERE NOT AND THE PERSON WHO RUBBED ALWAYS WANTED FOR SOME MYSTERIOUS REASON TO KISS HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS FOR PETER HAD THE LARGEST KISSING ACQUAINTANCE IN CHARLESTON N
t, but in this case there is none, so I will explain to the youngest reader--who may speak only one language--that the base of Peter was always clean. He received one full bath and several partial ones in every twenty-four hours, but su-per-im-posed on this base were evidences of his eternal activities, and indeed of other people's! They were divided into three classes,--those contracted in the society of Joanna when she took him out-of-doors: such as sand, water, mud, grass stains, paint, lime, putty, or varnish; those derived from visits to his sisters at their occupations: such as ink, paints, lead pencils, paste, glue, and mucilage; those amassed in his stays with Ellen in the kitchen: sugar, molasses, spice, pudding sauce, black currants, raisins, dough, berry stains (assorted, according to season), chocolate, jelly, jam, and preserves; these deposits were not deep, but were simply dabs on the facade of Peter, and through them the eyes and soul of him shone, delicious and radiant.  ARE DETESTABLE WHEN THERE IS ANY ENGLISH EQUIVALENT BUT IN THIS CASE THERE IS NONE SO WILL EXPLAIN TO THE YOUNGEST READER WHO MAY SPEAK ONLY ONE LANGUAGE THAT THE BASE OF PETER WAS ALWAYS CLEAN HE RECEIVED ONE FULL BATH AND SEVERAL PARTIAL ONES IN EVERY TWENTY FOUR HOURS BUT SUPERIMPOSED ON THIS BASE WERE EVIDENCES OF HIS ETERNAL ACTIVITIES AND INDEED OF OTHER PEOPLE'S THEY WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES THOSE CONTRACTED IN THE SOCIETY OF JOANNA WHEN SHE TOOK HIM OUT OF DOORS SUCH AS SAND WATER MUD GRASS STAINS PAINT LIME PUTTY OR VARNISH THOSE DERIVED FROM VISITS TO HIS SISTERS AT THEIR OCCUPATIONS SUCH AS INK PAINTS LEAD PENCILS PASTE GLUE AND MUCILAGE THOSE AMASSED IN HIS STAYS WITH ELLEN IN THE KITCHEN SUGAR MOLASSES SPICE PUDDING SAUCE BLACK CURRANTS RAISINS DOUGH BERRY STAINS ASSORTED ACCORDING TO SEASON CHOCOLATE JELLY JAM AND PRESERVES THESE DEPOSITS WERE NOT DEEP BUT WERE SIMPLY DABS ON THE FACADE OF PETER AND THROUGH THEM THE EYES AND SOUL OF HIM SHONE DELICIOUS AND RADIANT
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