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'I'm not going to quarrel, and you didn't say that word right' 'What word?' 'Quarrering.' And Nancy's tone was emphatic, though a doubt stole into her own mind as to whether her pronunciation was correct. But Teddy was too intent upon pulling something out of his pocket to notice her correction. I'M NOT GOING TO QUARREL AND YOU DIDN'T SAY THE WORD RIGHT WHAT WORD QUARRYING AND NANCY'S TONE WAS EMPHATIC THOUGH A DOUBT STOLE INTO HER OWN MIND AS TO WHETHER HER PRONUNCIATION WAS CORRECT BUT TEDDY WAS TOO INTENT UPON PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF HIS POCKET TO NOTICE HER CORRECTION
d to the tree. She had got a good start, and even he caught his breath in wonder at her rapid ascent, and the fearless way in which she seemed to plant her small feet on the most fragile-looking branches. Up they went, panting with the exercise; but at length she could go no further, and seating herself on a comfortable bough she looked mischievously down at him. 'You couldn't catch me; you don't know how to climb! My father taught me. I can go up the rigging as far as any sailor boy, and this is my ship, but I'll let you sit down by me if you behave yourself.' Teddy swung himself across a bough opposite her, and was silent for a moment. Each child was trying to recover breath, and Teddy was considering how to make peace. He did it in his own quaint fashion. 'I think we're pretty close to heaven,' he remarked presently, lifting his soft blue eyes to the clear sky above. 'I wonder if that's the reason birds in their nests agree? The angels can't like to hear quallering so close to them.  STRIPPED OFF HIS JACKET AND DARTED TO THE TREE SHE HAD GOT A GOOD START AND EVEN HE CAUGHT HIS BREATH IN WONDER AT HER RAPID ASCENT AND THE FEARLESS WAY IN WHICH SHE SEEMED TO PLANT HER SMALL FEET ON THE MOST FRAGILE LOOKING BRANCHES UP THEY WENT PANTING WITH THE EXERCISE BUT AT LENGTH SHE COULD GO NO FURTHER AND SEATED HERSELF ON A COMFORTABLE BOUGH SHE LOOKED MISCHIEVOUSLY DOWN AT HIM YOU COULDN'T CATCH ME YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CLIMB MY FATHER TAUGHT ME I CAN GO UP THE RIGGING AS FAR AS ANY SAILOR BOY AND THIS IS MY SHIP BUT I'LL LET YOU SIT DOWN BY ME IF YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF TEDDY SWUNG HIMSELF ACROSS A BOW OPPOSITE HER AND WAS SILENT FOR A MOMENT EACH CHILD WAS TRYING TO RECOVER BREATH AND TEDDY WAS CONSIDERING HOW TO MAKE PEACE HE DID IT IN HIS OWN QUAINT FASHION I THINK WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO HEAVEN HE REMARKED PRESENTLY LIFTING HIS SOFT BLUE EYES TO THE CLEAR SKY ABOVE I WONDER IF THAT'S THE REASON BIRDS IN THEIR NESTS AGREE THE ANGELS CAN'T LIKE TO HEAR QUARRING SO CLOSE TO THEM
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