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However, it went pretty well and we escaped all right, as you see, because the case was not unpacked at once. Well, even if it had been, I daresay I should have managed to jump past them. But it's better as it is. I have fixed up a nice home for myself here, under the floor of the barn, and the youngsters may come as soon as they like. Would you care to see where I live?"
They came fluttering down hurriedly to more congenial levels, and flew back to the grove to boast of their 'great victory." "My, but that eagle must have felt awfully ashamed!" exclaimed the Babe. "The next day," continued Uncle Andy, without noticing the interruption, "the two old crows began to think it would soon be time to teach this independent pair of youngsters to fly.
She almost wished the youngsters could make the sub team as she and Lois had done. "I'm not excited, because I don't think I have much chance," she answered, which was exactly what both girls had expected her to say. "Bring those slips down to my room when you've finished, and don't say that you helped, will you?
"According to what my wine-merchants say," continued Mr. Thompson, "there can be no doubt about it." Sir Austin stared. "It's the grape, or the ground, or something," Mr. Thompson went on. "All I can say is, our youngsters will have a bad look-out! In my opinion Government should be compelled to send out a Commission to inquire into the cause. To Englishmen it would be a public calamity.
I used to think sometimes, 'Oh, how glad I shall be when this pack of unruly youngsters is grown up an' out of the way, an' Howard an' I can have a little peace. An' now that time's come, an' I set here feelin' lonely, an' thinkin' the old room ain't the same, in spite of the fact, as I said before, that it ain't changed a mite, because we haven't got the whole eight tumblin' 'round under our heels.
Jim Ferrers understood, and said to them: "You youngsters know, now, that you can trust me to run this mine." "We always knew that we could trust you," Tom corrected him. "Well, you know it now, anyway. You want to get back into the world. You are restless for new fields to conquer. Go ahead; only come back once in a while and shake hands with old Jim.
I've got to keep him, too," added Lieutenant Benson, gravely. As he spoke, the submarine boy drew a pair of handcuffs from an inner pocket. "By Jove, do naval youngsters in this country carry such jewelry?" murmured Lieutenant Abercrombie, R.N. "They do, I guess, when they're engaged on work like mine at present," smiled Lieutenant Jack, United States Navy.
"That was made up long ago, my boy," answered Pencroft. "I shall expect you. You will bring me your wife and children, and I shall make jolly little chaps of your youngsters!" "That's agreed," replied Herbert, laughing and blushing at the same time. "And you, Captain Harding," resumed Pencroft enthusiastically, "you will be still the governor of the island!
Once they had reached the bank of the pond Henrietta began to wish she hadn't brought her family in that direction. For one of the youngsters the one that never would hurry in out of the rain insisted on toddling down to the water's edge. "Come away this instant!" Henrietta shrieked, as soon as she noticed where he was. "You'll get your feet wet the first thing you know."
The task of cramming knowledge into these self-sufficient, inefficient youngsters of both sexes discourages me at times. The more stupid they are, the less they are aware of it.
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