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Mother Carey's eyes searched Gilbert's, but found there no confirmation of her fears. "You needn't look at me like that, mother," said the boy. "I wouldn't be so mean as to rig up an accident for Cousin Ann, though I'd like her to have a little one every night, just for the fun of it." MOTHER CAREY'S EYES SEARCHED GILBERT'S BUT FOUND THERE NO CONFIRMATION OF HER FEARS YOU NEEDN'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT MOTHER SAID THE BOY I WOULDN'T BE SO MEAN AS TO RIG UP AN ACCIDENT FOR COUSIN ANN THOUGH I'D LIKE HER TO HAVE A LITTLE ONE EVERY NIGHT JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT
Ann, throwing open the door of her room, speedily informed everybody in the house that her bed had come down with her, giving her nerves a shock from which they probably would never recover. "Gilbert is far too young for the responsibilities you put upon him, Margaret," Cousin Ann exclaimed, drawing her wrapper more closely over her tall spare figure; "and if he was as old as Methuselah he would still be careless, for he was born so! All this talk about his being skilful with tools has only swollen his vanity. A boy of his age should be able to make a bedstead stay together." The whole family, including the crestfallen Gilbert, proposed various plans of relief, all except Nancy, who did not wish to meet Gilbert's glance for fear that she should have to suspect him of a new crime. Having embarked on a career of villainy under her direct instigation, he might go on of his own accord, indefinitely. She did not believe him guilty, but she preferred not to look into the matter more closely. RASH WAS HEARD AND COUSIN ANN THROWING OPEN THE DOOR OF HER ROOM SPEEDILY INFORMED EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE THAT HER BED HAD COME DOWN WITH HER GIVING HER NERVES A SHOCK FROM WHICH THEY PROBABLY WOULD NEVER RECOVER GILBERT IS FAR TOO YOUNG FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES YOU PUT UPON HIM MARGARET COUSIN ANN EXCLAIMED DRAWING HER WRAPPER MORE CLOSELY OVER HER TALL SPARE FIGURE AND IF HE WAS AS OLD AS METHUSELAH HE WOULD STILL BE CARELESS FOR HE WAS BORN SO ALL THIS TALK ABOUT HIS BEING SKILFUL WITH TOOLS HAS ONLY SWOLLEN HIS VANITY A BOY OF HIS AGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A BEDSTEAD STAY TOGETHER THE WHOLE FAMILY INCLUDING THE CRESTFALLEN GILBERT PROPOSED VARIOUS PLANS OF RELIEF ALL EXCEPT NANCY WHO DID NOT WISH TO MEET GILBERT'S GLANCE FOR FEAR THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO SUSPECT HIM OF A NEW CRIME HAVING EMBARKED ON A CAREER OF VILLAINY UNDER HER DIRECT INSTIGATION HE MIGHT GO ON OF HIS OWN ACCORD INDEFINITELY SHE DID NOT BELIEVE HIM GUILTY BUT SHE PREFERRED NOT TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER MORE CLOSELY
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