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But when they left the drawing room an hour afterwards, she said to her brother, 'All our aunties like the winter. It is only Mr. Bob who says Easter is best.' BUT WHEN THEY LEFT THE DRAWING ROOM AN HOUR AFTERWARDS SHE SAID TO HER BROTHER ALL OUR AUNT IS LIKE THE WINTER IT IS ONLY MISTER BOB WHO SAYS EASTER IS BEST
Himself, quite well and strong, and wasn't she glad!' repeated little Olive. 'And that's what happened on Easter Sunday,' said Roland. There was silence. The children's soft, earnest voices and the sweet Bible story touched the hearts of those who heard it. 'And how long will it be before Easter?' asked Olive, after a pause. 'Oh, a long, long time. Why, we haven't come to Christmas! We don't want Easter to come yet.' 'Mr. Bob says Easter is the happiest time in all the year; he likes it better than Christmas.' 'Yes, and so will we, when we see the dead flowers come up, and all the dead people too!' 'Oh, don't get them on the subject of "dead people" and graves,' murmured Miss Hester sleepily; 'they can talk of nothing else at present.' 'Tell us about your life in India, Roland,' said Miss Hunter, quite willing to change the subject; and the boy instantly obeyed, whilst his little sister, with knitted brows, was trying to puzzle out in her small mind why Aunt Hester did not like graves. ME AND THEN SHE SAW IT WAS JESUS HIMSELF JESUS HIMSELF QUITE WELL AND STRONG AND WASN'T SHE GLAD REPEATED LITTLE OLIVE AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ON EASTER SUNDAY SAID ROLAND THERE WAS SILENCE THE CHILDREN'S SOFT EARNEST VOICES AND THE SWEET BIBLE'S STORY TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO HEARD IT AND HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE EASTER ASKED OLIVE AFTER A PAUSE OH A LONG LONG TIME WHY WE HAVEN'T COME TO CHRISTMAS WE DON'T WANT EASTERY TO COME YET MISTER BOB SAYS EASTER IS THE HAPPIEST TIME IN ALL THE YEAR HE LIKES IT BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS YES AND SO WILL WE WHEN WE SEE THE DEAD FLOWERS COME UP AND ALL THE DEAD PEOPLE TOO OH DON'T GET THEM ON THE SUBJECT OF DEAD PEOPLE AND GRAVES MURMURED MISS HESTER SLEEPILY THEY COULD TALK OF NOTHING ELSE AT PRESENT TELL US ABOUT YOUR LIFE IN INDIA ROLAND SAID MISS HUNTER QUITE WILLING TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT AND THE BOY INSTANTLY OBEYED WHILST HIS LITTLE SISTER WITH KNITTED BROWS WAS TRYING TO PUZZLE OUT IN HER SMALL MIND WHY AUNT HESTER DID NOT LIKE GRAVES
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