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And he said it to himself again, now that he was face to face with the little ones, and though every nerve in his body thrilled at the touch of the soft hand on his, he tried to smile, and said: "No, I am not asleep; I am only tired. What is your name, my little man?" "Wobin; tree years old.
There was much to be told of college pranks and college work, and the telling of it lasted until the horses climbed Arrow Hill and the old familiar valley lay stretched before them. "Yook, yook, Dackie!" chattered Aunt Elizabeth, clutching the Vision, whose big blue eyes were gazing wonderingly from the depths of his wrappings. "Yook at de pitty pitty wobin! A teenty weenty itty wobin wed best!"
"Yes," said Gerhardt, as happy as if he himself had but newly discovered this marvelous creature. "Robin. Bird. Robin. Say robin." "Wobin," said Vesta. "Yes, robin," he answered. "It is going to look for a worm now. We will see if we cannot find its nest. I think I saw a nest in one of these trees."
Heah's Katie waitin'. Where'll we hab de table? Why don't you pay 'tention to Katie? Where's de table-cloff? Oh, oh, if she puts it down on dat twee-bench Wobin will eat it all up!" Joyce put out a warning hand again, and kept her eyes on Dalton's. "And so and so dear me! I'm all in a mix-up.
I won't meddle; don't worry. Here's Dodo. She hasn't learned that lesson yet, bless her heart! Now don't let Mamma mope, Blossom." "Me'll tate tare ob her, S'e tan p'ay wiv mine Wobin, an' hol' mine dolly." Camille disappeared, throwing kisses as she went. The library she mentioned was one in connection with the school, and somewhat chaotic in condition.
Before she could ring, the door was flung open with the outburst, "I knowed it was you! I saw you froo de window." She caught up the laughing child with a loving word. "Of course you knew me, sweetheart! Where's mama, and Auntie, and 'Wobin', and all?" The brown curls bobbed against her shoulder and the red lips met her own in frank affection. "Dey's heah, but Wobin's wunned away." "Wunned away?
Pray come in, Mr. Dalton, and Dodo dear, run home with Wobin a little while now. We'll finish our play later." Before Dodo had time to raise a protest, Mr. Dalton broke in, pleadingly, "Mightn't we sit here, Miss Lavillotte? I see chairs under the big tree, and it's so charming out there."
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