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And I was "Untle Tummie" to little Madeline and "Chummy" to Hopkins and his wife from then on. Mrs. Hopkins wore her veil at home as well as abroad, but it was so neatly arranged and worn so naturally that I soon became entirely used to it, in fact, didn't notice it. Otherwise, she was a well-dressed, handsomely set up woman, a splendid musician and a capital companion.
Then Hopkins brought in his little three-year-old daughter, who immediately climbed on my knee, captured my watch, and asked: "What oo name?" "John," said I. "Don, Don," she repeated; "my name Maddie." "That's Daddy's chum," put in Hopkins. "Tum," repeated Maddie. "Uncle Chummy," said Hopkins. "Untle Tummie."
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